What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38838 and 38858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38838 and 38858 is 2.

GCF(38838,38858) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38838 and 38858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38838 and 38858.

How to find the GCF of 38838 and 38858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38838 and 38858. After we will calculate the factors of 38838 and 38858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38838

Prime factors of 38838 are 2, 3, 6473. Prime factorization of 38838 in exponential form is:

38838 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6473¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38858

Prime factors of 38858 are 2, 19429. Prime factorization of 38858 in exponential form is:

38858 = 2¹ × 19429¹

Step-3: Factors of 38838

List of positive integer factors of 38838 that divides 38838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6473, 12946, 19419

Step-4: Factors of 38858

List of positive integer factors of 38858 that divides 38838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19429

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38838 and 38858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38838 and 38858 is 2.

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