What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17814 and 17818?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17814 and 17818 is 2.

GCF(17814,17818) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17814 and 17818, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17814 and 17818.

How to find the GCF of 17814 and 17818?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17814 and 17818. After we will calculate the factors of 17814 and 17818 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17814

Prime factors of 17814 are 2, 3, 2969. Prime factorization of 17814 in exponential form is:

17814 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2969¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17818

Prime factors of 17818 are 2, 59, 151. Prime factorization of 17818 in exponential form is:

17818 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 17814

List of positive integer factors of 17814 that divides 17814 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2969, 5938, 8907

Step-4: Factors of 17818

List of positive integer factors of 17818 that divides 17814 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 151, 302, 8909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17814 and 17818. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17814 and 17818 is 2.

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