What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36522 and 36540?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36522 and 36540 is 18.

GCF(36522,36540) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36522 and 36540, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36522 and 36540.

How to find the GCF of 36522 and 36540?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36522 and 36540. After we will calculate the factors of 36522 and 36540 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36522

Prime factors of 36522 are 2, 3, 2029. Prime factorization of 36522 in exponential form is:

36522 = 2¹ × 3² × 2029¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36540

Prime factors of 36540 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 36540 in exponential form is:

36540 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 36522

List of positive integer factors of 36522 that divides 36522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2029, 4058, 6087, 12174, 18261

Step-4: Factors of 36540

List of positive integer factors of 36540 that divides 36522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 42, 45, 58, 60, 63, 70, 84, 87, 90, 105, 116, 126, 140, 145, 174, 180, 203, 210, 252, 261, 290, 315, 348, 406, 420, 435, 522, 580, 609, 630, 812, 870, 1015, 1044, 1218, 1260, 1305, 1740, 1827, 2030, 2436, 2610, 3045, 3654, 4060, 5220, 6090, 7308, 9135, 12180, 18270

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36522 and 36540. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36522 and 36540 is 18.

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