What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36518 and 36530?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36518 and 36530 is 2.

GCF(36518,36530) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36518 and 36530, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36518 and 36530.

How to find the GCF of 36518 and 36530?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36518 and 36530. After we will calculate the factors of 36518 and 36530 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36518

Prime factors of 36518 are 2, 19, 31. Prime factorization of 36518 in exponential form is:

36518 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 31²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36530

Prime factors of 36530 are 2, 5, 13, 281. Prime factorization of 36530 in exponential form is:

36530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 36518

List of positive integer factors of 36518 that divides 36518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 31, 38, 62, 589, 961, 1178, 1922, 18259

Step-4: Factors of 36530

List of positive integer factors of 36530 that divides 36518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 65, 130, 281, 562, 1405, 2810, 3653, 7306, 18265

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36518 and 36530. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36518 and 36530 is 2.

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