What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38930 and 38942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38930 and 38942 is 2.

GCF(38930,38942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38930 and 38942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38930 and 38942.

How to find the GCF of 38930 and 38942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38930 and 38942. After we will calculate the factors of 38930 and 38942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38930

Prime factors of 38930 are 2, 5, 17, 229. Prime factorization of 38930 in exponential form is:

38930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38942

Prime factors of 38942 are 2, 19471. Prime factorization of 38942 in exponential form is:

38942 = 2¹ × 19471¹

Step-3: Factors of 38930

List of positive integer factors of 38930 that divides 38930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 34, 85, 170, 229, 458, 1145, 2290, 3893, 7786, 19465

Step-4: Factors of 38942

List of positive integer factors of 38942 that divides 38930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38930 and 38942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38930 and 38942 is 2.

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