What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36040 and 36054?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36040 and 36054 is 2.

GCF(36040,36054) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36040 and 36054, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36040 and 36054.

How to find the GCF of 36040 and 36054?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36040 and 36054. After we will calculate the factors of 36040 and 36054 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 36054

Prime factors of 36054 are 2, 3, 2003. Prime factorization of 36054 in exponential form is:

36054 = 2¹ × 3² × 2003¹

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 36054

List of positive integer factors of 36054 that divides 36040 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2003, 4006, 6009, 12018, 18027

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36040 and 36054. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36040 and 36054 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 36040 and 36054