What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18162 and 18182?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18162 and 18182 is 2.

GCF(18162,18182) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18162 and 18182, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18162 and 18182.

How to find the GCF of 18162 and 18182?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18162 and 18182. After we will calculate the factors of 18162 and 18182 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 18182

Prime factors of 18182 are 2, 9091. Prime factorization of 18182 in exponential form is:

18182 = 2¹ × 9091¹

Step-3: Factors of 18162

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18182

List of positive integer factors of 18182 that divides 18162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9091

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18162 and 18182. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18162 and 18182 is 2.

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