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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18542 and 18552?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18542 and 18552 is 2.

GCF(18542,18552) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18542 and 18552, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18542 and 18552.

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How to find the GCF of 18542 and 18552?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18542 and 18552. After we will calculate the factors of 18542 and 18552 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18542

Prime factors of 18542 are 2, 73, 127. Prime factorization of 18542 in exponential form is:

18542 = 21 × 731 × 1271

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18552

Prime factors of 18552 are 2, 3, 773. Prime factorization of 18552 in exponential form is:

18552 = 23 × 31 × 7731

Step-3: Factors of 18542

List of positive integer factors of 18542 that divides 18542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 127, 146, 254, 9271

Step-4: Factors of 18552

List of positive integer factors of 18552 that divides 18542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 773, 1546, 2319, 3092, 4638, 6184, 9276

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18542 and 18552. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18542 and 18552 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18542 and 18552