What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38731 and 38735?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38731 and 38735 is 1.

GCF(38731,38735) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38731 and 38735, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38731 and 38735.

How to find the GCF of 38731 and 38735?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38731 and 38735. After we will calculate the factors of 38731 and 38735 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38731

Prime factors of 38731 are 7, 11, 503. Prime factorization of 38731 in exponential form is:

38731 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38735

Prime factors of 38735 are 5, 61, 127. Prime factorization of 38735 in exponential form is:

38735 = 5¹ × 61¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 38731

List of positive integer factors of 38731 that divides 38731 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 77, 503, 3521, 5533

Step-4: Factors of 38735

List of positive integer factors of 38735 that divides 38731 without a remainder.

1, 5, 61, 127, 305, 635, 7747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38731 and 38735. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38731 and 38735 is 1.

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