What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38982 and 38993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38982 and 38993 is 1.

GCF(38982,38993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38982 and 38993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38982 and 38993.

How to find the GCF of 38982 and 38993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38982 and 38993. After we will calculate the factors of 38982 and 38993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38982

Prime factors of 38982 are 2, 3, 73, 89. Prime factorization of 38982 in exponential form is:

38982 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38993

Prime factors of 38993 are 38993. Prime factorization of 38993 in exponential form is:

38993 = 38993¹

Step-3: Factors of 38982

List of positive integer factors of 38982 that divides 38982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 73, 89, 146, 178, 219, 267, 438, 534, 6497, 12994, 19491

Step-4: Factors of 38993

List of positive integer factors of 38993 that divides 38982 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38982 and 38993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38982 and 38993 is 1.

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