What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37278 and 37286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37278 and 37286 is 2.

GCF(37278,37286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37278 and 37286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37278 and 37286.

How to find the GCF of 37278 and 37286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37278 and 37286. After we will calculate the factors of 37278 and 37286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37278

Prime factors of 37278 are 2, 3, 19, 109. Prime factorization of 37278 in exponential form is:

37278 = 2¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37286

Prime factors of 37286 are 2, 103, 181. Prime factorization of 37286 in exponential form is:

37286 = 2¹ × 103¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 37278

List of positive integer factors of 37278 that divides 37278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 38, 57, 109, 114, 171, 218, 327, 342, 654, 981, 1962, 2071, 4142, 6213, 12426, 18639

Step-4: Factors of 37286

List of positive integer factors of 37286 that divides 37278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 103, 181, 206, 362, 18643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37278 and 37286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37278 and 37286 is 2.

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