What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5418 and 5436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5418 and 5436 is 18.

GCF(5418,5436) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5418 and 5436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5418 and 5436.

How to find the GCF of 5418 and 5436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5418 and 5436. After we will calculate the factors of 5418 and 5436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5418

Prime factors of 5418 are 2, 3, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 5418 in exponential form is:

5418 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5436

Prime factors of 5436 are 2, 3, 151. Prime factorization of 5436 in exponential form is:

5436 = 2² × 3² × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 5418

List of positive integer factors of 5418 that divides 5418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 43, 63, 86, 126, 129, 258, 301, 387, 602, 774, 903, 1806, 2709

Step-4: Factors of 5436

List of positive integer factors of 5436 that divides 5418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 151, 302, 453, 604, 906, 1359, 1812, 2718

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5418 and 5436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5418 and 5436 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5418 and 5436