What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36892 and 36908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36892 and 36908 is 4.

GCF(36892,36908) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36892 and 36908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36892 and 36908.

How to find the GCF of 36892 and 36908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36892 and 36908. After we will calculate the factors of 36892 and 36908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36892

Prime factors of 36892 are 2, 23, 401. Prime factorization of 36892 in exponential form is:

36892 = 2² × 23¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36908

Prime factors of 36908 are 2, 9227. Prime factorization of 36908 in exponential form is:

36908 = 2² × 9227¹

Step-3: Factors of 36892

List of positive integer factors of 36892 that divides 36892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 401, 802, 1604, 9223, 18446

Step-4: Factors of 36908

List of positive integer factors of 36908 that divides 36892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9227, 18454

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36892 and 36908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36892 and 36908 is 4.

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