What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38871 and 38891?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38871 and 38891 is 1.

GCF(38871,38891) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38871 and 38891, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38871 and 38891.

How to find the GCF of 38871 and 38891?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38871 and 38891. After we will calculate the factors of 38871 and 38891 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38871

Prime factors of 38871 are 3, 7, 617. Prime factorization of 38871 in exponential form is:

38871 = 3² × 7¹ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38891

Prime factors of 38891 are 38891. Prime factorization of 38891 in exponential form is:

38891 = 38891¹

Step-3: Factors of 38871

List of positive integer factors of 38871 that divides 38871 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 617, 1851, 4319, 5553, 12957

Step-4: Factors of 38891

List of positive integer factors of 38891 that divides 38871 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38871 and 38891. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38871 and 38891 is 1.

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