What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18188 and 18196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18188 and 18196 is 4.

GCF(18188,18196) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18188 and 18196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18188 and 18196.

How to find the GCF of 18188 and 18196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18188 and 18196. After we will calculate the factors of 18188 and 18196 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18188

Prime factors of 18188 are 2, 4547. Prime factorization of 18188 in exponential form is:

18188 = 2² × 4547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18196

Prime factors of 18196 are 2, 4549. Prime factorization of 18196 in exponential form is:

18196 = 2² × 4549¹

Step-3: Factors of 18188

List of positive integer factors of 18188 that divides 18188 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4547, 9094

Step-4: Factors of 18196

List of positive integer factors of 18196 that divides 18188 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4549, 9098

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18188 and 18196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18188 and 18196 is 4.

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