What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36550 and 36559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36550 and 36559 is 1.

GCF(36550,36559) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36550 and 36559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36550 and 36559.

How to find the GCF of 36550 and 36559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36550 and 36559. After we will calculate the factors of 36550 and 36559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36550

Prime factors of 36550 are 2, 5, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 36550 in exponential form is:

36550 = 2¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36559

Prime factors of 36559 are 36559. Prime factorization of 36559 in exponential form is:

36559 = 36559¹

Step-3: Factors of 36550

List of positive integer factors of 36550 that divides 36550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 25, 34, 43, 50, 85, 86, 170, 215, 425, 430, 731, 850, 1075, 1462, 2150, 3655, 7310, 18275

Step-4: Factors of 36559

List of positive integer factors of 36559 that divides 36550 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36550 and 36559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36550 and 36559 is 1.

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