What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36740 and 36749?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36740 and 36749 is 1.

GCF(36740,36749) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36740 and 36749, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36740 and 36749.

How to find the GCF of 36740 and 36749?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36740 and 36749. After we will calculate the factors of 36740 and 36749 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 36749

Prime factors of 36749 are 36749. Prime factorization of 36749 in exponential form is:

36749 = 36749¹

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 36749

List of positive integer factors of 36749 that divides 36740 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36740 and 36749. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36740 and 36749 is 1.

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