What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18284 and 18296?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18284 and 18296 is 4.

GCF(18284,18296) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18284 and 18296, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18284 and 18296.

How to find the GCF of 18284 and 18296?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18284 and 18296. After we will calculate the factors of 18284 and 18296 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18284

Prime factors of 18284 are 2, 7, 653. Prime factorization of 18284 in exponential form is:

18284 = 2² × 7¹ × 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18296

Prime factors of 18296 are 2, 2287. Prime factorization of 18296 in exponential form is:

18296 = 2³ × 2287¹

Step-3: Factors of 18284

List of positive integer factors of 18284 that divides 18284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 653, 1306, 2612, 4571, 9142

Step-4: Factors of 18296

List of positive integer factors of 18296 that divides 18284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2287, 4574, 9148

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18284 and 18296. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18284 and 18296 is 4.

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