What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36023 and 36042?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36023 and 36042 is 1.

GCF(36023,36042) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36023 and 36042, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36023 and 36042.

How to find the GCF of 36023 and 36042?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36023 and 36042. After we will calculate the factors of 36023 and 36042 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36023

Prime factors of 36023 are 13, 17, 163. Prime factorization of 36023 in exponential form is:

36023 = 13¹ × 17¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36042

Prime factors of 36042 are 2, 3, 6007. Prime factorization of 36042 in exponential form is:

36042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6007¹

Step-3: Factors of 36023

List of positive integer factors of 36023 that divides 36023 without a remainder.

1, 13, 17, 163, 221, 2119, 2771

Step-4: Factors of 36042

List of positive integer factors of 36042 that divides 36023 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6007, 12014, 18021

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36023 and 36042. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36023 and 36042 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 36023 and 36042