What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18762 and 18778?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18762 and 18778 is 2.

GCF(18762,18778) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18762 and 18778, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18762 and 18778.

How to find the GCF of 18762 and 18778?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18762 and 18778. After we will calculate the factors of 18762 and 18778 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18762

Prime factors of 18762 are 2, 3, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 18762 in exponential form is:

18762 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18778

Prime factors of 18778 are 2, 41, 229. Prime factorization of 18778 in exponential form is:

18778 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 18762

List of positive integer factors of 18762 that divides 18762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 53, 59, 106, 118, 159, 177, 318, 354, 3127, 6254, 9381

Step-4: Factors of 18778

List of positive integer factors of 18778 that divides 18762 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 229, 458, 9389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18762 and 18778. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18762 and 18778 is 2.

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