What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38867 and 38872?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38867 and 38872 is 1.

GCF(38867,38872) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38867 and 38872, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38867 and 38872.

How to find the GCF of 38867 and 38872?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38867 and 38872. After we will calculate the factors of 38867 and 38872 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38867

Prime factors of 38867 are 38867. Prime factorization of 38867 in exponential form is:

38867 = 38867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38872

Prime factors of 38872 are 2, 43, 113. Prime factorization of 38872 in exponential form is:

38872 = 2³ × 43¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 38867

List of positive integer factors of 38867 that divides 38867 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 38872

List of positive integer factors of 38872 that divides 38867 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 43, 86, 113, 172, 226, 344, 452, 904, 4859, 9718, 19436

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38867 and 38872. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38867 and 38872 is 1.

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