What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36656 and 36663?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36656 and 36663 is 1.

GCF(36656,36663) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36656 and 36663, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36656 and 36663.

How to find the GCF of 36656 and 36663?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36656 and 36663. After we will calculate the factors of 36656 and 36663 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36656

Prime factors of 36656 are 2, 29, 79. Prime factorization of 36656 in exponential form is:

36656 = 2⁴ × 29¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36663

Prime factors of 36663 are 3, 11, 101. Prime factorization of 36663 in exponential form is:

36663 = 3¹ × 11² × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 36656

List of positive integer factors of 36656 that divides 36656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 29, 58, 79, 116, 158, 232, 316, 464, 632, 1264, 2291, 4582, 9164, 18328

Step-4: Factors of 36663

List of positive integer factors of 36663 that divides 36656 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 101, 121, 303, 363, 1111, 3333, 12221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36656 and 36663. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36656 and 36663 is 1.

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