What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36378 and 36392?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36378 and 36392 is 2.

GCF(36378,36392) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36378 and 36392, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36378 and 36392.

How to find the GCF of 36378 and 36392?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36378 and 36392. After we will calculate the factors of 36378 and 36392 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36378

Prime factors of 36378 are 2, 3, 43, 47. Prime factorization of 36378 in exponential form is:

36378 = 2¹ × 3² × 43¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36392

Prime factors of 36392 are 2, 4549. Prime factorization of 36392 in exponential form is:

36392 = 2³ × 4549¹

Step-3: Factors of 36378

List of positive integer factors of 36378 that divides 36378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 43, 47, 86, 94, 129, 141, 258, 282, 387, 423, 774, 846, 2021, 4042, 6063, 12126, 18189

Step-4: Factors of 36392

List of positive integer factors of 36392 that divides 36378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4549, 9098, 18196

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36378 and 36392. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36378 and 36392 is 2.

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