What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18324 and 18328?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18324 and 18328 is 4.

GCF(18324,18328) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18324 and 18328, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18324 and 18328.

How to find the GCF of 18324 and 18328?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18324 and 18328. After we will calculate the factors of 18324 and 18328 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18324

Prime factors of 18324 are 2, 3, 509. Prime factorization of 18324 in exponential form is:

18324 = 2² × 3² × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18328

Prime factors of 18328 are 2, 29, 79. Prime factorization of 18328 in exponential form is:

18328 = 2³ × 29¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 18324

List of positive integer factors of 18324 that divides 18324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 509, 1018, 1527, 2036, 3054, 4581, 6108, 9162

Step-4: Factors of 18328

List of positive integer factors of 18328 that divides 18324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 79, 116, 158, 232, 316, 632, 2291, 4582, 9164

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18324 and 18328. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18324 and 18328 is 4.

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