What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18758 and 18776?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18758 and 18776 is 2.

GCF(18758,18776) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18758 and 18776, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18758 and 18776.

How to find the GCF of 18758 and 18776?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18758 and 18776. After we will calculate the factors of 18758 and 18776 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 18776

Prime factors of 18776 are 2, 2347. Prime factorization of 18776 in exponential form is:

18776 = 2³ × 2347¹

Step-3: Factors of 18758

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18776

List of positive integer factors of 18776 that divides 18758 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2347, 4694, 9388

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18758 and 18776. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18758 and 18776 is 2.

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