What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18356 and 18374?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18356 and 18374 is 2.

GCF(18356,18374) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18356 and 18374, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18356 and 18374.

How to find the GCF of 18356 and 18374?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18356 and 18374. After we will calculate the factors of 18356 and 18374 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 18374

Prime factors of 18374 are 2, 9187. Prime factorization of 18374 in exponential form is:

18374 = 2¹ × 9187¹

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 18374

List of positive integer factors of 18374 that divides 18356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18356 and 18374. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18356 and 18374 is 2.

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