What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37668 and 37682?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37668 and 37682 is 2.

GCF(37668,37682) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37668 and 37682, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37668 and 37682.

How to find the GCF of 37668 and 37682?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37668 and 37682. After we will calculate the factors of 37668 and 37682 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37668

Prime factors of 37668 are 2, 3, 43, 73. Prime factorization of 37668 in exponential form is:

37668 = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37682

Prime factors of 37682 are 2, 83, 227. Prime factorization of 37682 in exponential form is:

37682 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 37668

List of positive integer factors of 37668 that divides 37668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 43, 73, 86, 129, 146, 172, 219, 258, 292, 438, 516, 876, 3139, 6278, 9417, 12556, 18834

Step-4: Factors of 37682

List of positive integer factors of 37682 that divides 37668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 227, 454, 18841

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37668 and 37682. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37668 and 37682 is 2.

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