What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18056 and 18062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18056 and 18062 is 2.

GCF(18056,18062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18056 and 18062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18056 and 18062.

How to find the GCF of 18056 and 18062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18056 and 18062. After we will calculate the factors of 18056 and 18062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18056

Prime factors of 18056 are 2, 37, 61. Prime factorization of 18056 in exponential form is:

18056 = 2³ × 37¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18062

Prime factors of 18062 are 2, 11, 821. Prime factorization of 18062 in exponential form is:

18062 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 821¹

Step-3: Factors of 18056

List of positive integer factors of 18056 that divides 18056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 61, 74, 122, 148, 244, 296, 488, 2257, 4514, 9028

Step-4: Factors of 18062

List of positive integer factors of 18062 that divides 18056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 821, 1642, 9031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18056 and 18062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18056 and 18062 is 2.

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