What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18796 and 18812?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18796 and 18812 is 4.

GCF(18796,18812) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18796 and 18812, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18796 and 18812.

How to find the GCF of 18796 and 18812?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18796 and 18812. After we will calculate the factors of 18796 and 18812 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 18812

Prime factors of 18812 are 2, 4703. Prime factorization of 18812 in exponential form is:

18812 = 2² × 4703¹

Step-3: Factors of 18796

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18812

List of positive integer factors of 18812 that divides 18796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4703, 9406

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18796 and 18812. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18796 and 18812 is 4.

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