What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18596 and 18602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18596 and 18602 is 2.

GCF(18596,18602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18596 and 18602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18596 and 18602.

How to find the GCF of 18596 and 18602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18596 and 18602. After we will calculate the factors of 18596 and 18602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18596

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

18596 = 2² × 4649¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18602

Prime factors of 18602 are 2, 71, 131. Prime factorization of 18602 in exponential form is:

18602 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 18596

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

1, 2, 4, 4649, 9298

Step-4: Factors of 18602

List of positive integer factors of 18602 that divides 18596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 131, 142, 262, 9301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18596 and 18602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18596 and 18602 is 2.

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