What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38915 and 38935?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38915 and 38935 is 5.

GCF(38915,38935) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38915 and 38935, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38915 and 38935.

How to find the GCF of 38915 and 38935?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38915 and 38935. After we will calculate the factors of 38915 and 38935 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38915

Prime factors of 38915 are 5, 43, 181. Prime factorization of 38915 in exponential form is:

38915 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38935

Prime factors of 38935 are 5, 13, 599. Prime factorization of 38935 in exponential form is:

38935 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 599¹

Step-3: Factors of 38915

List of positive integer factors of 38915 that divides 38915 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 181, 215, 905, 7783

Step-4: Factors of 38935

List of positive integer factors of 38935 that divides 38915 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 599, 2995, 7787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38915 and 38935. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38915 and 38935 is 5.

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