What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18208 and 18212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18208 and 18212 is 4.

GCF(18208,18212) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18208 and 18212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18208 and 18212.

How to find the GCF of 18208 and 18212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18208 and 18212. After we will calculate the factors of 18208 and 18212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18208

Prime factors of 18208 are 2, 569. Prime factorization of 18208 in exponential form is:

18208 = 2⁵ × 569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18212

Prime factors of 18212 are 2, 29, 157. Prime factorization of 18212 in exponential form is:

18212 = 2² × 29¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 18208

List of positive integer factors of 18208 that divides 18208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 569, 1138, 2276, 4552, 9104

Step-4: Factors of 18212

List of positive integer factors of 18212 that divides 18208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 157, 314, 628, 4553, 9106

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18208 and 18212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18208 and 18212 is 4.

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