What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36618 and 36628?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36618 and 36628 is 2.

GCF(36618,36628) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36618 and 36628, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36618 and 36628.

How to find the GCF of 36618 and 36628?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36618 and 36628. After we will calculate the factors of 36618 and 36628 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36618

Prime factors of 36618 are 2, 3, 17, 359. Prime factorization of 36618 in exponential form is:

36618 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36628

Prime factors of 36628 are 2, 9157. Prime factorization of 36628 in exponential form is:

36628 = 2² × 9157¹

Step-3: Factors of 36618

List of positive integer factors of 36618 that divides 36618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 359, 718, 1077, 2154, 6103, 12206, 18309

Step-4: Factors of 36628

List of positive integer factors of 36628 that divides 36618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9157, 18314

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36618 and 36628. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36618 and 36628 is 2.

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