What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18104 and 18118?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18104 and 18118 is 2.

GCF(18104,18118) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18104 and 18118, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18104 and 18118.

How to find the GCF of 18104 and 18118?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18104 and 18118. After we will calculate the factors of 18104 and 18118 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18104

Prime factors of 18104 are 2, 31, 73. Prime factorization of 18104 in exponential form is:

18104 = 2³ × 31¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18118

Prime factors of 18118 are 2, 9059. Prime factorization of 18118 in exponential form is:

18118 = 2¹ × 9059¹

Step-3: Factors of 18104

List of positive integer factors of 18104 that divides 18104 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 73, 124, 146, 248, 292, 584, 2263, 4526, 9052

Step-4: Factors of 18118

List of positive integer factors of 18118 that divides 18104 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9059

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18104 and 18118. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18104 and 18118 is 2.

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