What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36570 and 36588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36570 and 36588 is 6.

GCF(36570,36588) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36570 and 36588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36570 and 36588.

How to find the GCF of 36570 and 36588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36570 and 36588. After we will calculate the factors of 36570 and 36588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36570

Prime factors of 36570 are 2, 3, 5, 23, 53. Prime factorization of 36570 in exponential form is:

36570 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36588

Prime factors of 36588 are 2, 3, 3049. Prime factorization of 36588 in exponential form is:

36588 = 2² × 3¹ × 3049¹

Step-3: Factors of 36570

List of positive integer factors of 36570 that divides 36570 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 23, 30, 46, 53, 69, 106, 115, 138, 159, 230, 265, 318, 345, 530, 690, 795, 1219, 1590, 2438, 3657, 6095, 7314, 12190, 18285

Step-4: Factors of 36588

List of positive integer factors of 36588 that divides 36570 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3049, 6098, 9147, 12196, 18294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36570 and 36588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36570 and 36588 is 6.

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