What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18280 and 18286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18280 and 18286 is 2.

GCF(18280,18286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18280 and 18286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18280 and 18286.

How to find the GCF of 18280 and 18286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18280 and 18286. After we will calculate the factors of 18280 and 18286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18280

Prime factors of 18280 are 2, 5, 457. Prime factorization of 18280 in exponential form is:

18280 = 2³ × 5¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18286

Prime factors of 18286 are 2, 41, 223. Prime factorization of 18286 in exponential form is:

18286 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 18280

List of positive integer factors of 18280 that divides 18280 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 457, 914, 1828, 2285, 3656, 4570, 9140

Step-4: Factors of 18286

List of positive integer factors of 18286 that divides 18280 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 223, 446, 9143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18280 and 18286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18280 and 18286 is 2.

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