What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38952 and 38959?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38952 and 38959 is 1.

GCF(38952,38959) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38952 and 38959, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38952 and 38959.

How to find the GCF of 38952 and 38959?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38952 and 38959. After we will calculate the factors of 38952 and 38959 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38952

Prime factors of 38952 are 2, 3, 541. Prime factorization of 38952 in exponential form is:

38952 = 2³ × 3² × 541¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38959

Prime factors of 38959 are 38959. Prime factorization of 38959 in exponential form is:

38959 = 38959¹

Step-3: Factors of 38952

List of positive integer factors of 38952 that divides 38952 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 541, 1082, 1623, 2164, 3246, 4328, 4869, 6492, 9738, 12984, 19476

Step-4: Factors of 38959

List of positive integer factors of 38959 that divides 38952 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38952 and 38959. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38952 and 38959 is 1.

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