What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36550 and 36564?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36550 and 36564 is 2.

GCF(36550,36564) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36550 and 36564, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36550 and 36564.

How to find the GCF of 36550 and 36564?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36550 and 36564. After we will calculate the factors of 36550 and 36564 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 36564

Prime factors of 36564 are 2, 3, 11, 277. Prime factorization of 36564 in exponential form is:

36564 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 277¹

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 36564

List of positive integer factors of 36564 that divides 36550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662, 3047, 3324, 6094, 9141, 12188, 18282

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36550 and 36564. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36550 and 36564 is 2.

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