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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36740 and 36746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36740 and 36746 is 2.

GCF(36740,36746) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36740 and 36746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36740 and 36746.

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How to find the GCF of 36740 and 36746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36740 and 36746. After we will calculate the factors of 36740 and 36746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36740

Prime factors of 36740 are 2, 5, 11, 167. Prime factorization of 36740 in exponential form is:

36740 = 22 × 51 × 111 × 1671

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36746

Prime factors of 36746 are 2, 19, 967. Prime factorization of 36746 in exponential form is:

36746 = 21 × 191 × 9671

Step-3: Factors of 36740

List of positive integer factors of 36740 that divides 36740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55, 110, 167, 220, 334, 668, 835, 1670, 1837, 3340, 3674, 7348, 9185, 18370

Step-4: Factors of 36746

List of positive integer factors of 36746 that divides 36740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 967, 1934, 18373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36740 and 36746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36740 and 36746 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 36740 and 36746