What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18046 and 18052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18046 and 18052 is 2.

GCF(18046,18052) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18046 and 18052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18046 and 18052.

How to find the GCF of 18046 and 18052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18046 and 18052. After we will calculate the factors of 18046 and 18052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18046

Prime factors of 18046 are 2, 7, 1289. Prime factorization of 18046 in exponential form is:

18046 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1289¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18052

Prime factors of 18052 are 2, 4513. Prime factorization of 18052 in exponential form is:

18052 = 2² × 4513¹

Step-3: Factors of 18046

List of positive integer factors of 18046 that divides 18046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1289, 2578, 9023

Step-4: Factors of 18052

List of positive integer factors of 18052 that divides 18046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4513, 9026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18046 and 18052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18046 and 18052 is 2.

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