What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36242 and 36251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36242 and 36251 is 1.

GCF(36242,36251) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36242 and 36251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36242 and 36251.

How to find the GCF of 36242 and 36251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36242 and 36251. After we will calculate the factors of 36242 and 36251 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36242

Prime factors of 36242 are 2, 18121. Prime factorization of 36242 in exponential form is:

36242 = 2¹ × 18121¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36251

Prime factors of 36251 are 36251. Prime factorization of 36251 in exponential form is:

36251 = 36251¹

Step-3: Factors of 36242

List of positive integer factors of 36242 that divides 36242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18121

Step-4: Factors of 36251

List of positive integer factors of 36251 that divides 36242 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36242 and 36251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36242 and 36251 is 1.

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