What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38850 and 38855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38850 and 38855 is 5.

GCF(38850,38855) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38850 and 38855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38850 and 38855.

How to find the GCF of 38850 and 38855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38850 and 38855. After we will calculate the factors of 38850 and 38855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38850

Prime factors of 38850 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 38850 in exponential form is:

38850 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38855

Prime factors of 38855 are 5, 19, 409. Prime factorization of 38855 in exponential form is:

38855 = 5¹ × 19¹ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 38850

List of positive integer factors of 38850 that divides 38850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 21, 25, 30, 35, 37, 42, 50, 70, 74, 75, 105, 111, 150, 175, 185, 210, 222, 259, 350, 370, 518, 525, 555, 777, 925, 1050, 1110, 1295, 1554, 1850, 2590, 2775, 3885, 5550, 6475, 7770, 12950, 19425

Step-4: Factors of 38855

List of positive integer factors of 38855 that divides 38850 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19, 95, 409, 2045, 7771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38850 and 38855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38850 and 38855 is 5.

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