What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36918 and 36923?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36918 and 36923 is 1.

GCF(36918,36923) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36918 and 36923, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36918 and 36923.

How to find the GCF of 36918 and 36923?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36918 and 36923. After we will calculate the factors of 36918 and 36923 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36918

Prime factors of 36918 are 2, 3, 7, 293. Prime factorization of 36918 in exponential form is:

36918 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36923

Prime factors of 36923 are 36923. Prime factorization of 36923 in exponential form is:

36923 = 36923¹

Step-3: Factors of 36918

List of positive integer factors of 36918 that divides 36918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 293, 586, 879, 1758, 2051, 2637, 4102, 5274, 6153, 12306, 18459

Step-4: Factors of 36923

List of positive integer factors of 36923 that divides 36918 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36918 and 36923. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36918 and 36923 is 1.

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