What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18778 and 18796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18778 and 18796 is 2.

GCF(18778,18796) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18778 and 18796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18778 and 18796.

How to find the GCF of 18778 and 18796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18778 and 18796. After we will calculate the factors of 18778 and 18796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 18796

Prime factors of 18796 are 2, 37, 127. Prime factorization of 18796 in exponential form is:

18796 = 2² × 37¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 18778

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18796

List of positive integer factors of 18796 that divides 18778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 127, 148, 254, 508, 4699, 9398

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18778 and 18796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18778 and 18796 is 2.

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