What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36668 and 36682?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36668 and 36682 is 2.

GCF(36668,36682) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36668 and 36682, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36668 and 36682.

How to find the GCF of 36668 and 36682?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36668 and 36682. After we will calculate the factors of 36668 and 36682 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 36682

Prime factors of 36682 are 2, 18341. Prime factorization of 36682 in exponential form is:

36682 = 2¹ × 18341¹

Step-3: Factors of 36668

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 36682

List of positive integer factors of 36682 that divides 36668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18341

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36668 and 36682. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36668 and 36682 is 2.

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