What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36716 and 36721?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36716 and 36721 is 1.

GCF(36716,36721) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36716 and 36721, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36716 and 36721.

How to find the GCF of 36716 and 36721?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36716 and 36721. After we will calculate the factors of 36716 and 36721 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36716

Prime factors of 36716 are 2, 67, 137. Prime factorization of 36716 in exponential form is:

36716 = 2² × 67¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36721

Prime factors of 36721 are 36721. Prime factorization of 36721 in exponential form is:

36721 = 36721¹

Step-3: Factors of 36716

List of positive integer factors of 36716 that divides 36716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 67, 134, 137, 268, 274, 548, 9179, 18358

Step-4: Factors of 36721

List of positive integer factors of 36721 that divides 36716 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36716 and 36721. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36716 and 36721 is 1.

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