What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36518 and 36538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36518 and 36538 is 2.

GCF(36518,36538) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36518 and 36538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36518 and 36538.

How to find the GCF of 36518 and 36538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36518 and 36538. After we will calculate the factors of 36518 and 36538 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 36538

Prime factors of 36538 are 2, 18269. Prime factorization of 36538 in exponential form is:

36538 = 2¹ × 18269¹

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 36538

List of positive integer factors of 36538 that divides 36518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36518 and 36538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36518 and 36538 is 2.

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