What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36580 and 36585?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36580 and 36585 is 5.

GCF(36580,36585) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36580 and 36585, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36580 and 36585.

How to find the GCF of 36580 and 36585?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36580 and 36585. After we will calculate the factors of 36580 and 36585 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36580

Prime factors of 36580 are 2, 5, 31, 59. Prime factorization of 36580 in exponential form is:

36580 = 2² × 5¹ × 31¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36585

Prime factors of 36585 are 3, 5, 271. Prime factorization of 36585 in exponential form is:

36585 = 3³ × 5¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 36580

List of positive integer factors of 36580 that divides 36580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 31, 59, 62, 118, 124, 155, 236, 295, 310, 590, 620, 1180, 1829, 3658, 7316, 9145, 18290

Step-4: Factors of 36585

List of positive integer factors of 36585 that divides 36580 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135, 271, 813, 1355, 2439, 4065, 7317, 12195

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36580 and 36585. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36580 and 36585 is 5.

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