What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38816 and 38821?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38816 and 38821 is 1.

GCF(38816,38821) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38816 and 38821, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38816 and 38821.

How to find the GCF of 38816 and 38821?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38816 and 38821. After we will calculate the factors of 38816 and 38821 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38816

Prime factors of 38816 are 2, 1213. Prime factorization of 38816 in exponential form is:

38816 = 2⁵ × 1213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38821

Prime factors of 38821 are 38821. Prime factorization of 38821 in exponential form is:

38821 = 38821¹

Step-3: Factors of 38816

List of positive integer factors of 38816 that divides 38816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1213, 2426, 4852, 9704, 19408

Step-4: Factors of 38821

List of positive integer factors of 38821 that divides 38816 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38816 and 38821. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38816 and 38821 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38816 and 38821