What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36030 and 36040?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36030 and 36040 is 10.

GCF(36030,36040) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36030 and 36040, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36030 and 36040.

How to find the GCF of 36030 and 36040?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36030 and 36040. After we will calculate the factors of 36030 and 36040 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36030

Prime factors of 36030 are 2, 3, 5, 1201. Prime factorization of 36030 in exponential form is:

36030 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1201¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36040

Prime factors of 36040 are 2, 5, 17, 53. Prime factorization of 36040 in exponential form is:

36040 = 2³ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 36030

List of positive integer factors of 36030 that divides 36030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 1201, 2402, 3603, 6005, 7206, 12010, 18015

Step-4: Factors of 36040

List of positive integer factors of 36040 that divides 36030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 17, 20, 34, 40, 53, 68, 85, 106, 136, 170, 212, 265, 340, 424, 530, 680, 901, 1060, 1802, 2120, 3604, 4505, 7208, 9010, 18020

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36030 and 36040. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36030 and 36040 is 10.

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