What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17993 and 18013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17993 and 18013 is 1.

GCF(17993,18013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17993 and 18013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17993 and 18013.

How to find the GCF of 17993 and 18013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17993 and 18013. After we will calculate the factors of 17993 and 18013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17993

Prime factors of 17993 are 19, 947. Prime factorization of 17993 in exponential form is:

17993 = 19¹ × 947¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18013

Prime factors of 18013 are 18013. Prime factorization of 18013 in exponential form is:

18013 = 18013¹

Step-3: Factors of 17993

List of positive integer factors of 17993 that divides 17993 without a remainder.

1, 19, 947

Step-4: Factors of 18013

List of positive integer factors of 18013 that divides 17993 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17993 and 18013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17993 and 18013 is 1.

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