What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18558 and 18572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18558 and 18572 is 2.

GCF(18558,18572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18558 and 18572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18558 and 18572.

How to find the GCF of 18558 and 18572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18558 and 18572. After we will calculate the factors of 18558 and 18572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18558

Prime factors of 18558 are 2, 3, 1031. Prime factorization of 18558 in exponential form is:

18558 = 2¹ × 3² × 1031¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18572

Prime factors of 18572 are 2, 4643. Prime factorization of 18572 in exponential form is:

18572 = 2² × 4643¹

Step-3: Factors of 18558

List of positive integer factors of 18558 that divides 18558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1031, 2062, 3093, 6186, 9279

Step-4: Factors of 18572

List of positive integer factors of 18572 that divides 18558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4643, 9286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18558 and 18572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18558 and 18572 is 2.

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