What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18295 and 18300?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18295 and 18300 is 5.

GCF(18295,18300) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18295 and 18300, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18295 and 18300.

How to find the GCF of 18295 and 18300?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18295 and 18300. After we will calculate the factors of 18295 and 18300 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18295

Prime factors of 18295 are 5, 3659. Prime factorization of 18295 in exponential form is:

18295 = 5¹ × 3659¹

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 18295

List of positive integer factors of 18295 that divides 18295 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3659

Step-4: Factors of 18300

List of positive integer factors of 18300 that divides 18295 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 18295 and 18300. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18295 and 18300 is 5.

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