What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18750 and 18758?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18750 and 18758 is 2.

GCF(18750,18758) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18750 and 18758, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18750 and 18758.

How to find the GCF of 18750 and 18758?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18750 and 18758. After we will calculate the factors of 18750 and 18758 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18750

Prime factors of 18750 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 18750 in exponential form is:

18750 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5⁵

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18758

Prime factors of 18758 are 2, 83, 113. Prime factorization of 18758 in exponential form is:

18758 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 18750

List of positive integer factors of 18750 that divides 18750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 125, 150, 250, 375, 625, 750, 1250, 1875, 3125, 3750, 6250, 9375

Step-4: Factors of 18758

List of positive integer factors of 18758 that divides 18750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 113, 166, 226, 9379

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18750 and 18758. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18750 and 18758 is 2.

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