What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18246 and 18266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18246 and 18266 is 2.

GCF(18246,18266) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18246 and 18266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18246 and 18266.

How to find the GCF of 18246 and 18266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18246 and 18266. After we will calculate the factors of 18246 and 18266 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 18266

Prime factors of 18266 are 2, 9133. Prime factorization of 18266 in exponential form is:

18266 = 2¹ × 9133¹

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 18266

List of positive integer factors of 18266 that divides 18246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9133

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18246 and 18266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18246 and 18266 is 2.

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