What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36858 and 36871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36858 and 36871 is 1.

GCF(36858,36871) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36858 and 36871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36858 and 36871.

How to find the GCF of 36858 and 36871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36858 and 36871. After we will calculate the factors of 36858 and 36871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36858

Prime factors of 36858 are 2, 3, 6143. Prime factorization of 36858 in exponential form is:

36858 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36871

Prime factors of 36871 are 36871. Prime factorization of 36871 in exponential form is:

36871 = 36871¹

Step-3: Factors of 36858

List of positive integer factors of 36858 that divides 36858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6143, 12286, 18429

Step-4: Factors of 36871

List of positive integer factors of 36871 that divides 36858 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36858 and 36871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36858 and 36871 is 1.

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