What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36786 and 36802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36786 and 36802 is 2.

GCF(36786,36802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36786 and 36802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36786 and 36802.

How to find the GCF of 36786 and 36802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36786 and 36802. After we will calculate the factors of 36786 and 36802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36786

Prime factors of 36786 are 2, 3, 6131. Prime factorization of 36786 in exponential form is:

36786 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36802

Prime factors of 36802 are 2, 18401. Prime factorization of 36802 in exponential form is:

36802 = 2¹ × 18401¹

Step-3: Factors of 36786

List of positive integer factors of 36786 that divides 36786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6131, 12262, 18393

Step-4: Factors of 36802

List of positive integer factors of 36802 that divides 36786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36786 and 36802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36786 and 36802 is 2.

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