What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38860 and 38873?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38860 and 38873 is 1.

GCF(38860,38873) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38860 and 38873, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38860 and 38873.

How to find the GCF of 38860 and 38873?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38860 and 38873. After we will calculate the factors of 38860 and 38873 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38860

Prime factors of 38860 are 2, 5, 29, 67. Prime factorization of 38860 in exponential form is:

38860 = 2² × 5¹ × 29¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38873

Prime factors of 38873 are 38873. Prime factorization of 38873 in exponential form is:

38873 = 38873¹

Step-3: Factors of 38860

List of positive integer factors of 38860 that divides 38860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 29, 58, 67, 116, 134, 145, 268, 290, 335, 580, 670, 1340, 1943, 3886, 7772, 9715, 19430

Step-4: Factors of 38873

List of positive integer factors of 38873 that divides 38860 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38860 and 38873. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38860 and 38873 is 1.

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