What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18144 and 18148?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18144 and 18148 is 4.

GCF(18144,18148) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18144 and 18148, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18144 and 18148.

How to find the GCF of 18144 and 18148?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18144 and 18148. After we will calculate the factors of 18144 and 18148 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18144

Prime factors of 18144 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 18144 in exponential form is:

18144 = 2⁵ × 3⁴ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18148

Prime factors of 18148 are 2, 13, 349. Prime factorization of 18148 in exponential form is:

18148 = 2² × 13¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 18144

List of positive integer factors of 18144 that divides 18144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 32, 36, 42, 48, 54, 56, 63, 72, 81, 84, 96, 108, 112, 126, 144, 162, 168, 189, 216, 224, 252, 288, 324, 336, 378, 432, 504, 567, 648, 672, 756, 864, 1008, 1134, 1296, 1512, 2016, 2268, 2592, 3024, 4536, 6048, 9072

Step-4: Factors of 18148

List of positive integer factors of 18148 that divides 18144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 349, 698, 1396, 4537, 9074

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18144 and 18148. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18144 and 18148 is 4.

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