What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38792 and 38802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38792 and 38802 is 2.

GCF(38792,38802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38792 and 38802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38792 and 38802.

How to find the GCF of 38792 and 38802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38792 and 38802. After we will calculate the factors of 38792 and 38802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38792

Prime factors of 38792 are 2, 13, 373. Prime factorization of 38792 in exponential form is:

38792 = 2³ × 13¹ × 373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38802

Prime factors of 38802 are 2, 3, 29, 223. Prime factorization of 38802 in exponential form is:

38802 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 38792

List of positive integer factors of 38792 that divides 38792 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 104, 373, 746, 1492, 2984, 4849, 9698, 19396

Step-4: Factors of 38802

List of positive integer factors of 38802 that divides 38792 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 58, 87, 174, 223, 446, 669, 1338, 6467, 12934, 19401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38792 and 38802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38792 and 38802 is 2.

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