What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36674 and 36692?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36674 and 36692 is 2.

GCF(36674,36692) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36674 and 36692, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36674 and 36692.

How to find the GCF of 36674 and 36692?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36674 and 36692. After we will calculate the factors of 36674 and 36692 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36674

Prime factors of 36674 are 2, 11, 1667. Prime factorization of 36674 in exponential form is:

36674 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1667¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36692

Prime factors of 36692 are 2, 9173. Prime factorization of 36692 in exponential form is:

36692 = 2² × 9173¹

Step-3: Factors of 36674

List of positive integer factors of 36674 that divides 36674 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1667, 3334, 18337

Step-4: Factors of 36692

List of positive integer factors of 36692 that divides 36674 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9173, 18346

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36674 and 36692. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36674 and 36692 is 2.

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