What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18160 and 18178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18160 and 18178 is 2.

GCF(18160,18178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18160 and 18178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18160 and 18178.

How to find the GCF of 18160 and 18178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18160 and 18178. After we will calculate the factors of 18160 and 18178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18160

Prime factors of 18160 are 2, 5, 227. Prime factorization of 18160 in exponential form is:

18160 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18178

Prime factors of 18178 are 2, 61, 149. Prime factorization of 18178 in exponential form is:

18178 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 18160

List of positive integer factors of 18160 that divides 18160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 227, 454, 908, 1135, 1816, 2270, 3632, 4540, 9080

Step-4: Factors of 18178

List of positive integer factors of 18178 that divides 18160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 149, 298, 9089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18160 and 18178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18160 and 18178 is 2.

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