What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18588 and 18596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18588 and 18596 is 4.

GCF(18588,18596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18588 and 18596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18588 and 18596.

How to find the GCF of 18588 and 18596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18588 and 18596. After we will calculate the factors of 18588 and 18596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18588

Prime factors of 18588 are 2, 3, 1549. Prime factorization of 18588 in exponential form is:

18588 = 2² × 3¹ × 1549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18596

Prime factors of 18596 are 2, 4649. Prime factorization of 18596 in exponential form is:

18596 = 2² × 4649¹

Step-3: Factors of 18588

List of positive integer factors of 18588 that divides 18588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1549, 3098, 4647, 6196, 9294

Step-4: Factors of 18596

List of positive integer factors of 18596 that divides 18588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4649, 9298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18588 and 18596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18588 and 18596 is 4.

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