What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18358 and 18366?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18358 and 18366 is 2.

GCF(18358,18366) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18358 and 18366, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18358 and 18366.

How to find the GCF of 18358 and 18366?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18358 and 18366. After we will calculate the factors of 18358 and 18366 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18358

Prime factors of 18358 are 2, 67, 137. Prime factorization of 18358 in exponential form is:

18358 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18366

Prime factors of 18366 are 2, 3, 3061. Prime factorization of 18366 in exponential form is:

18366 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3061¹

Step-3: Factors of 18358

List of positive integer factors of 18358 that divides 18358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 137, 274, 9179

Step-4: Factors of 18366

List of positive integer factors of 18366 that divides 18358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3061, 6122, 9183

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18358 and 18366. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18358 and 18366 is 2.

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