What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18256 and 18268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18256 and 18268 is 4.

GCF(18256,18268) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18256 and 18268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18256 and 18268.

How to find the GCF of 18256 and 18268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18256 and 18268. After we will calculate the factors of 18256 and 18268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18256

Prime factors of 18256 are 2, 7, 163. Prime factorization of 18256 in exponential form is:

18256 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18268

Prime factors of 18268 are 2, 4567. Prime factorization of 18268 in exponential form is:

18268 = 2² × 4567¹

Step-3: Factors of 18256

List of positive integer factors of 18256 that divides 18256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112, 163, 326, 652, 1141, 1304, 2282, 2608, 4564, 9128

Step-4: Factors of 18268

List of positive integer factors of 18268 that divides 18256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4567, 9134

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18256 and 18268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18256 and 18268 is 4.

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