What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18846 and 18862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18846 and 18862 is 2.

GCF(18846,18862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18846 and 18862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18846 and 18862.

How to find the GCF of 18846 and 18862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18846 and 18862. After we will calculate the factors of 18846 and 18862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18846

Prime factors of 18846 are 2, 3, 349. Prime factorization of 18846 in exponential form is:

18846 = 2¹ × 3³ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18862

Prime factors of 18862 are 2, 9431. Prime factorization of 18862 in exponential form is:

18862 = 2¹ × 9431¹

Step-3: Factors of 18846

List of positive integer factors of 18846 that divides 18846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 349, 698, 1047, 2094, 3141, 6282, 9423

Step-4: Factors of 18862

List of positive integer factors of 18862 that divides 18846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18846 and 18862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18846 and 18862 is 2.

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