What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36040 and 36052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36040 and 36052 is 4.

GCF(36040,36052) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36040 and 36052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36040 and 36052.

How to find the GCF of 36040 and 36052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36040 and 36052. After we will calculate the factors of 36040 and 36052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 36052

Prime factors of 36052 are 2, 9013. Prime factorization of 36052 in exponential form is:

36052 = 2² × 9013¹

Step-3: Factors of 36040

List of positive integer factors of 36040 that divides 36040 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

Step-4: Factors of 36052

List of positive integer factors of 36052 that divides 36040 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9013, 18026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36040 and 36052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36040 and 36052 is 4.

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