What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18142 and 18146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18142 and 18146 is 2.

GCF(18142,18146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18142 and 18146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18142 and 18146.

How to find the GCF of 18142 and 18146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18142 and 18146. After we will calculate the factors of 18142 and 18146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18142

Prime factors of 18142 are 2, 47, 193. Prime factorization of 18142 in exponential form is:

18142 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18146

Prime factors of 18146 are 2, 43, 211. Prime factorization of 18146 in exponential form is:

18146 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 18142

List of positive integer factors of 18142 that divides 18142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 193, 386, 9071

Step-4: Factors of 18146

List of positive integer factors of 18146 that divides 18142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 211, 422, 9073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18142 and 18146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18142 and 18146 is 2.

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