What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18120 and 18132?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18120 and 18132 is 12.

GCF(18120,18132) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18120 and 18132, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18120 and 18132.

How to find the GCF of 18120 and 18132?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18120 and 18132. After we will calculate the factors of 18120 and 18132 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18120

Prime factors of 18120 are 2, 3, 5, 151. Prime factorization of 18120 in exponential form is:

18120 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18132

Prime factors of 18132 are 2, 3, 1511. Prime factorization of 18132 in exponential form is:

18132 = 2² × 3¹ × 1511¹

Step-3: Factors of 18120

List of positive integer factors of 18120 that divides 18120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 151, 302, 453, 604, 755, 906, 1208, 1510, 1812, 2265, 3020, 3624, 4530, 6040, 9060

Step-4: Factors of 18132

List of positive integer factors of 18132 that divides 18120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1511, 3022, 4533, 6044, 9066

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18120 and 18132. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18120 and 18132 is 12.

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