What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18344 and 18352?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18344 and 18352 is 8.

GCF(18344,18352) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18344 and 18352, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18344 and 18352.

How to find the GCF of 18344 and 18352?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18344 and 18352. After we will calculate the factors of 18344 and 18352 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18344

Prime factors of 18344 are 2, 2293. Prime factorization of 18344 in exponential form is:

18344 = 2³ × 2293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18352

Prime factors of 18352 are 2, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 18352 in exponential form is:

18352 = 2⁴ × 31¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 18344

List of positive integer factors of 18344 that divides 18344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2293, 4586, 9172

Step-4: Factors of 18352

List of positive integer factors of 18352 that divides 18344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 37, 62, 74, 124, 148, 248, 296, 496, 592, 1147, 2294, 4588, 9176

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18344 and 18352. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18344 and 18352 is 8.

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