What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36596 and 36608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36596 and 36608 is 4.

GCF(36596,36608) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36596 and 36608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36596 and 36608.

How to find the GCF of 36596 and 36608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36596 and 36608. After we will calculate the factors of 36596 and 36608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36596

Prime factors of 36596 are 2, 7, 1307. Prime factorization of 36596 in exponential form is:

36596 = 2² × 7¹ × 1307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36608

Prime factors of 36608 are 2, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 36608 in exponential form is:

36608 = 2⁸ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 36596

List of positive integer factors of 36596 that divides 36596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1307, 2614, 5228, 9149, 18298

Step-4: Factors of 36608

List of positive integer factors of 36608 that divides 36596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 22, 26, 32, 44, 52, 64, 88, 104, 128, 143, 176, 208, 256, 286, 352, 416, 572, 704, 832, 1144, 1408, 1664, 2288, 2816, 3328, 4576, 9152, 18304

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36596 and 36608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36596 and 36608 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 36596 and 36608