What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36578 and 36588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36578 and 36588 is 2.

GCF(36578,36588) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36578 and 36588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36578 and 36588.

How to find the GCF of 36578 and 36588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36578 and 36588. After we will calculate the factors of 36578 and 36588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36578

Prime factors of 36578 are 2, 18289. Prime factorization of 36578 in exponential form is:

36578 = 2¹ × 18289¹

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 36578

List of positive integer factors of 36578 that divides 36578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18289

Step-4: Factors of 36588

List of positive integer factors of 36588 that divides 36578 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 36578 and 36588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36578 and 36588 is 2.

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