What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36060 and 36068?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36060 and 36068 is 4.

GCF(36060,36068) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36060 and 36068, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36060 and 36068.

How to find the GCF of 36060 and 36068?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36060 and 36068. After we will calculate the factors of 36060 and 36068 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36060

Prime factors of 36060 are 2, 3, 5, 601. Prime factorization of 36060 in exponential form is:

36060 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36068

Prime factors of 36068 are 2, 71, 127. Prime factorization of 36068 in exponential form is:

36068 = 2² × 71¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 36060

List of positive integer factors of 36060 that divides 36060 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 601, 1202, 1803, 2404, 3005, 3606, 6010, 7212, 9015, 12020, 18030

Step-4: Factors of 36068

List of positive integer factors of 36068 that divides 36060 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 127, 142, 254, 284, 508, 9017, 18034

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36060 and 36068. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36060 and 36068 is 4.

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