What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36780 and 36798?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36780 and 36798 is 6.

GCF(36780,36798) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36780 and 36798, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36780 and 36798.

How to find the GCF of 36780 and 36798?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36780 and 36798. After we will calculate the factors of 36780 and 36798 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36780

Prime factors of 36780 are 2, 3, 5, 613. Prime factorization of 36780 in exponential form is:

36780 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 613¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36798

Prime factors of 36798 are 2, 3, 6133. Prime factorization of 36798 in exponential form is:

36798 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6133¹

Step-3: Factors of 36780

List of positive integer factors of 36780 that divides 36780 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 613, 1226, 1839, 2452, 3065, 3678, 6130, 7356, 9195, 12260, 18390

Step-4: Factors of 36798

List of positive integer factors of 36798 that divides 36780 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6133, 12266, 18399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36780 and 36798. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36780 and 36798 is 6.

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