What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18042 and 18059?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18042 and 18059 is 1.

GCF(18042,18059) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18042 and 18059, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18042 and 18059.

How to find the GCF of 18042 and 18059?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18042 and 18059. After we will calculate the factors of 18042 and 18059 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18042

Prime factors of 18042 are 2, 3, 31, 97. Prime factorization of 18042 in exponential form is:

18042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18059

Prime factors of 18059 are 18059. Prime factorization of 18059 in exponential form is:

18059 = 18059¹

Step-3: Factors of 18042

List of positive integer factors of 18042 that divides 18042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 93, 97, 186, 194, 291, 582, 3007, 6014, 9021

Step-4: Factors of 18059

List of positive integer factors of 18059 that divides 18042 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18042 and 18059. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18042 and 18059 is 1.

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