What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36638 and 36643?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36638 and 36643 is 1.

GCF(36638,36643) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36638 and 36643, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36638 and 36643.

How to find the GCF of 36638 and 36643?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36638 and 36643. After we will calculate the factors of 36638 and 36643 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36638

Prime factors of 36638 are 2, 7, 2617. Prime factorization of 36638 in exponential form is:

36638 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36643

Prime factors of 36643 are 36643. Prime factorization of 36643 in exponential form is:

36643 = 36643¹

Step-3: Factors of 36638

List of positive integer factors of 36638 that divides 36638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2617, 5234, 18319

Step-4: Factors of 36643

List of positive integer factors of 36643 that divides 36638 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36638 and 36643. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36638 and 36643 is 1.

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