What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18356 and 18370?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18356 and 18370 is 2.

GCF(18356,18370) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18356 and 18370, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18356 and 18370.

How to find the GCF of 18356 and 18370?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18356 and 18370. After we will calculate the factors of 18356 and 18370 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18356

Prime factors of 18356 are 2, 13, 353. Prime factorization of 18356 in exponential form is:

18356 = 2² × 13¹ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18370

Prime factors of 18370 are 2, 5, 11, 167. Prime factorization of 18370 in exponential form is:

18370 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 18356

List of positive integer factors of 18356 that divides 18356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 353, 706, 1412, 4589, 9178

Step-4: Factors of 18370

List of positive integer factors of 18370 that divides 18356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 55, 110, 167, 334, 835, 1670, 1837, 3674, 9185

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18356 and 18370. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18356 and 18370 is 2.

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