What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18286 and 18300?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18286 and 18300 is 2.

GCF(18286,18300) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18286 and 18300, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18286 and 18300.

How to find the GCF of 18286 and 18300?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18286 and 18300. After we will calculate the factors of 18286 and 18300 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 18300

Prime factors of 18300 are 2, 3, 5, 61. Prime factorization of 18300 in exponential form is:

18300 = 2² × 3¹ × 5² × 61¹

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 18300

List of positive integer factors of 18300 that divides 18286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 60, 61, 75, 100, 122, 150, 183, 244, 300, 305, 366, 610, 732, 915, 1220, 1525, 1830, 3050, 3660, 4575, 6100, 9150

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18286 and 18300. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18286 and 18300 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18286 and 18300