What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36148 and 36164?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36148 and 36164 is 4.

GCF(36148,36164) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36148 and 36164, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36148 and 36164.

How to find the GCF of 36148 and 36164?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36148 and 36164. After we will calculate the factors of 36148 and 36164 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36148

Prime factors of 36148 are 2, 7, 1291. Prime factorization of 36148 in exponential form is:

36148 = 2² × 7¹ × 1291¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36164

Prime factors of 36164 are 2, 9041. Prime factorization of 36164 in exponential form is:

36164 = 2² × 9041¹

Step-3: Factors of 36148

List of positive integer factors of 36148 that divides 36148 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1291, 2582, 5164, 9037, 18074

Step-4: Factors of 36164

List of positive integer factors of 36164 that divides 36148 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9041, 18082

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36148 and 36164. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36148 and 36164 is 4.

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