What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18376 and 18394?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18376 and 18394 is 2.

GCF(18376,18394) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18376 and 18394, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18376 and 18394.

How to find the GCF of 18376 and 18394?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18376 and 18394. After we will calculate the factors of 18376 and 18394 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18376

Prime factors of 18376 are 2, 2297. Prime factorization of 18376 in exponential form is:

18376 = 2³ × 2297¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18394

Prime factors of 18394 are 2, 17, 541. Prime factorization of 18394 in exponential form is:

18394 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 18376

List of positive integer factors of 18376 that divides 18376 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2297, 4594, 9188

Step-4: Factors of 18394

List of positive integer factors of 18394 that divides 18376 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 541, 1082, 9197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18376 and 18394. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18376 and 18394 is 2.

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