What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1018 and 1038?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1018 and 1038 is 2.

GCF(1018,1038) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1018 and 1038, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1018 and 1038.

How to find the GCF of 1018 and 1038?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1018 and 1038. After we will calculate the factors of 1018 and 1038 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 1038

Prime factors of 1038 are 2, 3, 173. Prime factorization of 1038 in exponential form is:

1038 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 173¹

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 1038

List of positive integer factors of 1038 that divides 1018 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 173, 346, 519

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1018 and 1038. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1018 and 1038 is 2.

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