What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38908 and 38917?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38908 and 38917 is 1.

GCF(38908,38917) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38908 and 38917, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38908 and 38917.

How to find the GCF of 38908 and 38917?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38908 and 38917. After we will calculate the factors of 38908 and 38917 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38908

Prime factors of 38908 are 2, 71, 137. Prime factorization of 38908 in exponential form is:

38908 = 2² × 71¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38917

Prime factors of 38917 are 38917. Prime factorization of 38917 in exponential form is:

38917 = 38917¹

Step-3: Factors of 38908

List of positive integer factors of 38908 that divides 38908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 137, 142, 274, 284, 548, 9727, 19454

Step-4: Factors of 38917

List of positive integer factors of 38917 that divides 38908 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38908 and 38917. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38908 and 38917 is 1.

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