What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18006 and 18017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18006 and 18017 is 1.

GCF(18006,18017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18006 and 18017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18006 and 18017.

How to find the GCF of 18006 and 18017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18006 and 18017. After we will calculate the factors of 18006 and 18017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18006

Prime factors of 18006 are 2, 3, 3001. Prime factorization of 18006 in exponential form is:

18006 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18017

Prime factors of 18017 are 43, 419. Prime factorization of 18017 in exponential form is:

18017 = 43¹ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 18006

List of positive integer factors of 18006 that divides 18006 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3001, 6002, 9003

Step-4: Factors of 18017

List of positive integer factors of 18017 that divides 18006 without a remainder.

1, 43, 419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18006 and 18017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18006 and 18017 is 1.

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