What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36286 and 36304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36286 and 36304 is 2.

GCF(36286,36304) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36286 and 36304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36286 and 36304.

How to find the GCF of 36286 and 36304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36286 and 36304. After we will calculate the factors of 36286 and 36304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36286

Prime factors of 36286 are 2, 18143. Prime factorization of 36286 in exponential form is:

36286 = 2¹ × 18143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36304

Prime factors of 36304 are 2, 2269. Prime factorization of 36304 in exponential form is:

36304 = 2⁴ × 2269¹

Step-3: Factors of 36286

List of positive integer factors of 36286 that divides 36286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18143

Step-4: Factors of 36304

List of positive integer factors of 36304 that divides 36286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 2269, 4538, 9076, 18152

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36286 and 36304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36286 and 36304 is 2.

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