What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36889 and 36901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36889 and 36901 is 1.

GCF(36889,36901) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36889 and 36901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36889 and 36901.

How to find the GCF of 36889 and 36901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36889 and 36901. After we will calculate the factors of 36889 and 36901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36889

Prime factors of 36889 are 37, 997. Prime factorization of 36889 in exponential form is:

36889 = 37¹ × 997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36901

Prime factors of 36901 are 36901. Prime factorization of 36901 in exponential form is:

36901 = 36901¹

Step-3: Factors of 36889

List of positive integer factors of 36889 that divides 36889 without a remainder.

1, 37, 997

Step-4: Factors of 36901

List of positive integer factors of 36901 that divides 36889 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36889 and 36901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36889 and 36901 is 1.

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