What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36252 and 36259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36252 and 36259 is 1.

GCF(36252,36259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36252 and 36259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36252 and 36259.

How to find the GCF of 36252 and 36259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36252 and 36259. After we will calculate the factors of 36252 and 36259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36252

Prime factors of 36252 are 2, 3, 19, 53. Prime factorization of 36252 in exponential form is:

36252 = 2² × 3² × 19¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36259

Prime factors of 36259 are 101, 359. Prime factorization of 36259 in exponential form is:

36259 = 101¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 36252

List of positive integer factors of 36252 that divides 36252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 19, 36, 38, 53, 57, 76, 106, 114, 159, 171, 212, 228, 318, 342, 477, 636, 684, 954, 1007, 1908, 2014, 3021, 4028, 6042, 9063, 12084, 18126

Step-4: Factors of 36259

List of positive integer factors of 36259 that divides 36252 without a remainder.

1, 101, 359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36252 and 36259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36252 and 36259 is 1.

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