What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18246 and 18250?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18246 and 18250 is 2.

GCF(18246,18250) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18246 and 18250, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18246 and 18250.

How to find the GCF of 18246 and 18250?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18246 and 18250. After we will calculate the factors of 18246 and 18250 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18246

Prime factors of 18246 are 2, 3, 3041. Prime factorization of 18246 in exponential form is:

18246 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3041¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18250

Prime factors of 18250 are 2, 5, 73. Prime factorization of 18250 in exponential form is:

18250 = 2¹ × 5³ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 18246

List of positive integer factors of 18246 that divides 18246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3041, 6082, 9123

Step-4: Factors of 18250

List of positive integer factors of 18250 that divides 18246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 73, 125, 146, 250, 365, 730, 1825, 3650, 9125

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18246 and 18250. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18246 and 18250 is 2.

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