What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1018 and 1034?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1018 and 1034 is 2.

GCF(1018,1034) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1018 and 1034, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1018 and 1034.

How to find the GCF of 1018 and 1034?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1018 and 1034. After we will calculate the factors of 1018 and 1034 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1018

Prime factors of 1018 are 2, 509. Prime factorization of 1018 in exponential form is:

1018 = 2¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1034

Prime factors of 1034 are 2, 11, 47. Prime factorization of 1034 in exponential form is:

1034 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 1018

List of positive integer factors of 1018 that divides 1018 without a remainder.

1, 2, 509

Step-4: Factors of 1034

List of positive integer factors of 1034 that divides 1018 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 47, 94, 517

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1018 and 1034. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1018 and 1034 is 2.

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