What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36656 and 36668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36656 and 36668 is 4.

GCF(36656,36668) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36656 and 36668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36656 and 36668.

How to find the GCF of 36656 and 36668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36656 and 36668. After we will calculate the factors of 36656 and 36668 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 36668

Prime factors of 36668 are 2, 89, 103. Prime factorization of 36668 in exponential form is:

36668 = 2² × 89¹ × 103¹

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 36668

List of positive integer factors of 36668 that divides 36656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 89, 103, 178, 206, 356, 412, 9167, 18334

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36656 and 36668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36656 and 36668 is 4.

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