What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38872 and 38882?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38872 and 38882 is 2.

GCF(38872,38882) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38872 and 38882, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38872 and 38882.

How to find the GCF of 38872 and 38882?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38872 and 38882. After we will calculate the factors of 38872 and 38882 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 38882

Prime factors of 38882 are 2, 19441. Prime factorization of 38882 in exponential form is:

38882 = 2¹ × 19441¹

Step-3: Factors of 38872

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 38882

List of positive integer factors of 38882 that divides 38872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19441

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38872 and 38882. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38872 and 38882 is 2.

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