What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36078 and 36088?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36078 and 36088 is 2.

GCF(36078,36088) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36078 and 36088, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36078 and 36088.

How to find the GCF of 36078 and 36088?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36078 and 36088. After we will calculate the factors of 36078 and 36088 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36078

Prime factors of 36078 are 2, 3, 7, 859. Prime factorization of 36078 in exponential form is:

36078 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36088

Prime factors of 36088 are 2, 13, 347. Prime factorization of 36088 in exponential form is:

36088 = 2³ × 13¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 36078

List of positive integer factors of 36078 that divides 36078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 859, 1718, 2577, 5154, 6013, 12026, 18039

Step-4: Factors of 36088

List of positive integer factors of 36088 that divides 36078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 104, 347, 694, 1388, 2776, 4511, 9022, 18044

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36078 and 36088. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36078 and 36088 is 2.

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