What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38742 and 38750?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38742 and 38750 is 2.

GCF(38742,38750) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38742 and 38750, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38742 and 38750.

How to find the GCF of 38742 and 38750?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38742 and 38750. After we will calculate the factors of 38742 and 38750 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38742

Prime factors of 38742 are 2, 3, 11, 587. Prime factorization of 38742 in exponential form is:

38742 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38750

Prime factors of 38750 are 2, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 38750 in exponential form is:

38750 = 2¹ × 5⁴ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 38742

List of positive integer factors of 38742 that divides 38742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 587, 1174, 1761, 3522, 6457, 12914, 19371

Step-4: Factors of 38750

List of positive integer factors of 38750 that divides 38742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 31, 50, 62, 125, 155, 250, 310, 625, 775, 1250, 1550, 3875, 7750, 19375

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38742 and 38750. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38742 and 38750 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38742 and 38750