What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18296 and 18312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18296 and 18312 is 8.

GCF(18296,18312) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18296 and 18312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18296 and 18312.

How to find the GCF of 18296 and 18312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18296 and 18312. After we will calculate the factors of 18296 and 18312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18296

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

18296 = 2³ × 2287¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18312

Prime factors of 18312 are 2, 3, 7, 109. Prime factorization of 18312 in exponential form is:

18312 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 18296

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18312

List of positive integer factors of 18312 that divides 18296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 56, 84, 109, 168, 218, 327, 436, 654, 763, 872, 1308, 1526, 2289, 2616, 3052, 4578, 6104, 9156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18296 and 18312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18296 and 18312 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18296 and 18312