What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36042 and 36049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36042 and 36049 is 1.

GCF(36042,36049) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36042 and 36049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36042 and 36049.

How to find the GCF of 36042 and 36049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36042 and 36049. After we will calculate the factors of 36042 and 36049 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 36049

Prime factors of 36049 are 13, 47, 59. Prime factorization of 36049 in exponential form is:

36049 = 13¹ × 47¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 36042

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 36049

List of positive integer factors of 36049 that divides 36042 without a remainder.

1, 13, 47, 59, 611, 767, 2773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36042 and 36049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36042 and 36049 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 36042 and 36049