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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38738 and 38756?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38738 and 38756 is 2.

GCF(38738,38756) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38738 and 38756, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38738 and 38756.

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How to find the GCF of 38738 and 38756?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38738 and 38756. After we will calculate the factors of 38738 and 38756 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38738

Prime factors of 38738 are 2, 7, 2767. Prime factorization of 38738 in exponential form is:

38738 = 21 × 71 × 27671

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38756

Prime factors of 38756 are 2, 9689. Prime factorization of 38756 in exponential form is:

38756 = 22 × 96891

Step-3: Factors of 38738

List of positive integer factors of 38738 that divides 38738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2767, 5534, 19369

Step-4: Factors of 38756

List of positive integer factors of 38756 that divides 38738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9689, 19378

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38738 and 38756. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38738 and 38756 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38738 and 38756