What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38962 and 38975?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38962 and 38975 is 1.

GCF(38962,38975) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38962 and 38975, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38962 and 38975.

How to find the GCF of 38962 and 38975?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38962 and 38975. After we will calculate the factors of 38962 and 38975 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38962

Prime factors of 38962 are 2, 7, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 38962 in exponential form is:

38962 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38975

Prime factors of 38975 are 5, 1559. Prime factorization of 38975 in exponential form is:

38975 = 5² × 1559¹

Step-3: Factors of 38962

List of positive integer factors of 38962 that divides 38962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 23, 46, 77, 121, 154, 161, 242, 253, 322, 506, 847, 1694, 1771, 2783, 3542, 5566, 19481

Step-4: Factors of 38975

List of positive integer factors of 38975 that divides 38962 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 1559, 7795

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38962 and 38975. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38962 and 38975 is 1.

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