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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18950 and 18968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18950 and 18968 is 2.

GCF(18950,18968) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18950 and 18968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18950 and 18968.

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How to find the GCF of 18950 and 18968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18950 and 18968. After we will calculate the factors of 18950 and 18968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18950

Prime factors of 18950 are 2, 5, 379. Prime factorization of 18950 in exponential form is:

18950 = 21 × 52 × 3791

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18968

Prime factors of 18968 are 2, 2371. Prime factorization of 18968 in exponential form is:

18968 = 23 × 23711

Step-3: Factors of 18950

List of positive integer factors of 18950 that divides 18950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 379, 758, 1895, 3790, 9475

Step-4: Factors of 18968

List of positive integer factors of 18968 that divides 18950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2371, 4742, 9484

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18950 and 18968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18950 and 18968 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18950 and 18968