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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18346 and 18362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18346 and 18362 is 2.

GCF(18346,18362) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18346 and 18362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18346 and 18362.

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How to find the GCF of 18346 and 18362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18346 and 18362. After we will calculate the factors of 18346 and 18362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18346

Prime factors of 18346 are 2, 9173. Prime factorization of 18346 in exponential form is:

18346 = 21 × 91731

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18362

Prime factors of 18362 are 2, 9181. Prime factorization of 18362 in exponential form is:

18362 = 21 × 91811

Step-3: Factors of 18346

List of positive integer factors of 18346 that divides 18346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9173

Step-4: Factors of 18362

List of positive integer factors of 18362 that divides 18346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18346 and 18362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18346 and 18362 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18346 and 18362