What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20036 and 20054?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20036 and 20054 is 2.

GCF(20036,20054) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20036 and 20054, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20036 and 20054.

How to find the GCF of 20036 and 20054?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20036 and 20054. After we will calculate the factors of 20036 and 20054 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20036

Prime factors of 20036 are 2, 5009. Prime factorization of 20036 in exponential form is:

20036 = 2² × 5009¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20054

Prime factors of 20054 are 2, 37, 271. Prime factorization of 20054 in exponential form is:

20054 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 20036

List of positive integer factors of 20036 that divides 20036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5009, 10018

Step-4: Factors of 20054

List of positive integer factors of 20054 that divides 20036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 271, 542, 10027

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20036 and 20054. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20036 and 20054 is 2.

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