What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38842 and 38861?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38842 and 38861 is 1.

GCF(38842,38861) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38842 and 38861, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38842 and 38861.

How to find the GCF of 38842 and 38861?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38842 and 38861. After we will calculate the factors of 38842 and 38861 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 38861

Prime factors of 38861 are 38861. Prime factorization of 38861 in exponential form is:

38861 = 38861¹

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 38861

List of positive integer factors of 38861 that divides 38842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38842 and 38861. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38842 and 38861 is 1.

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