What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38842 and 38851?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38842 and 38851 is 1.

GCF(38842,38851) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38842 and 38851, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38842 and 38851.

How to find the GCF of 38842 and 38851?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38842 and 38851. After we will calculate the factors of 38842 and 38851 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38842

Prime factors of 38842 are 2, 19421. Prime factorization of 38842 in exponential form is:

38842 = 2¹ × 19421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38851

Prime factors of 38851 are 38851. Prime factorization of 38851 in exponential form is:

38851 = 38851¹

Step-3: Factors of 38842

List of positive integer factors of 38842 that divides 38842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19421

Step-4: Factors of 38851

List of positive integer factors of 38851 that divides 38842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38842 and 38851. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38842 and 38851 is 1.

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