What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18250 and 18262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18250 and 18262 is 2.

GCF(18250,18262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18250 and 18262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18250 and 18262.

How to find the GCF of 18250 and 18262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18250 and 18262. After we will calculate the factors of 18250 and 18262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 18262

Prime factors of 18262 are 2, 23, 397. Prime factorization of 18262 in exponential form is:

18262 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 18250

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18262

List of positive integer factors of 18262 that divides 18250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 397, 794, 9131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18250 and 18262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18250 and 18262 is 2.

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