What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18286 and 18302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18286 and 18302 is 2.

GCF(18286,18302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18286 and 18302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18286 and 18302.

How to find the GCF of 18286 and 18302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18286 and 18302. After we will calculate the factors of 18286 and 18302 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 18302

Prime factors of 18302 are 2, 9151. Prime factorization of 18302 in exponential form is:

18302 = 2¹ × 9151¹

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 18302

List of positive integer factors of 18302 that divides 18286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18286 and 18302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18286 and 18302 is 2.

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