What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18286 and 18298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18286 and 18298 is 2.

GCF(18286,18298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18286 and 18298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18286 and 18298.

How to find the GCF of 18286 and 18298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18286 and 18298. After we will calculate the factors of 18286 and 18298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 18298

Prime factors of 18298 are 2, 7, 1307. Prime factorization of 18298 in exponential form is:

18298 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1307¹

Step-3: Factors of 18286

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18298

List of positive integer factors of 18298 that divides 18286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1307, 2614, 9149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18286 and 18298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18286 and 18298 is 2.

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