What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18158 and 18162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18158 and 18162 is 2.

GCF(18158,18162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18158 and 18162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18158 and 18162.

How to find the GCF of 18158 and 18162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18158 and 18162. After we will calculate the factors of 18158 and 18162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18158

Prime factors of 18158 are 2, 7, 1297. Prime factorization of 18158 in exponential form is:

18158 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1297¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18162

Prime factors of 18162 are 2, 3, 1009. Prime factorization of 18162 in exponential form is:

18162 = 2¹ × 3² × 1009¹

Step-3: Factors of 18158

List of positive integer factors of 18158 that divides 18158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1297, 2594, 9079

Step-4: Factors of 18162

List of positive integer factors of 18162 that divides 18158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1009, 2018, 3027, 6054, 9081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18158 and 18162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18158 and 18162 is 2.

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