What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17989 and 18001?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17989 and 18001 is 1.

GCF(17989,18001) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17989 and 18001, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17989 and 18001.

How to find the GCF of 17989 and 18001?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17989 and 18001. After we will calculate the factors of 17989 and 18001 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17989

Prime factors of 17989 are 17989. Prime factorization of 17989 in exponential form is:

17989 = 17989¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18001

Prime factors of 18001 are 47, 383. Prime factorization of 18001 in exponential form is:

18001 = 47¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 17989

List of positive integer factors of 17989 that divides 17989 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 18001

List of positive integer factors of 18001 that divides 17989 without a remainder.

1, 47, 383

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17989 and 18001. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17989 and 18001 is 1.

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