What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38802 and 38812?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38802 and 38812 is 2.

GCF(38802,38812) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38802 and 38812, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38802 and 38812.

How to find the GCF of 38802 and 38812?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38802 and 38812. After we will calculate the factors of 38802 and 38812 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 38812

Prime factors of 38812 are 2, 31, 313. Prime factorization of 38812 in exponential form is:

38812 = 2² × 31¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 38802

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 38812

List of positive integer factors of 38812 that divides 38802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124, 313, 626, 1252, 9703, 19406

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38802 and 38812. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38802 and 38812 is 2.

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