What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38862 and 38881?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38862 and 38881 is 1.

GCF(38862,38881) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38862 and 38881, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38862 and 38881.

How to find the GCF of 38862 and 38881?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38862 and 38881. After we will calculate the factors of 38862 and 38881 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38862

Prime factors of 38862 are 2, 3, 17, 127. Prime factorization of 38862 in exponential form is:

38862 = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38881

Prime factors of 38881 are 59, 659. Prime factorization of 38881 in exponential form is:

38881 = 59¹ × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 38862

List of positive integer factors of 38862 that divides 38862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 17, 18, 34, 51, 102, 127, 153, 254, 306, 381, 762, 1143, 2159, 2286, 4318, 6477, 12954, 19431

Step-4: Factors of 38881

List of positive integer factors of 38881 that divides 38862 without a remainder.

1, 59, 659

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38862 and 38881. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38862 and 38881 is 1.

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