What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18012 and 18028?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18012 and 18028 is 4.

GCF(18012,18028) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18012 and 18028, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18012 and 18028.

How to find the GCF of 18012 and 18028?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18012 and 18028. After we will calculate the factors of 18012 and 18028 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18012

Prime factors of 18012 are 2, 3, 19, 79. Prime factorization of 18012 in exponential form is:

18012 = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18028

Prime factors of 18028 are 2, 4507. Prime factorization of 18028 in exponential form is:

18028 = 2² × 4507¹

Step-3: Factors of 18012

List of positive integer factors of 18012 that divides 18012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 79, 114, 158, 228, 237, 316, 474, 948, 1501, 3002, 4503, 6004, 9006

Step-4: Factors of 18028

List of positive integer factors of 18028 that divides 18012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4507, 9014

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18012 and 18028. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18012 and 18028 is 4.

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