What is the Greatest Common Factor of 182 and 360?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 182 and 360 is 2.

GCF(182,360) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 182 and 360, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 182 and 360.

How to find the GCF of 182 and 360?

We will first find the prime factorization of 182 and 360. After we will calculate the factors of 182 and 360 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 182

Prime factors of 182 are 2, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 182 in exponential form is:

182 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 360

Prime factors of 360 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 360 in exponential form is:

360 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 182

List of positive integer factors of 182 that divides 182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 91

Step-4: Factors of 360

List of positive integer factors of 360 that divides 182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 60, 72, 90, 120, 180

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 182 and 360. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 182 and 360 is 2.

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