What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18045 and 18051?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18045 and 18051 is 3.

GCF(18045,18051) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18045 and 18051, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18045 and 18051.

How to find the GCF of 18045 and 18051?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18045 and 18051. After we will calculate the factors of 18045 and 18051 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18045

Prime factors of 18045 are 3, 5, 401. Prime factorization of 18045 in exponential form is:

18045 = 3² × 5¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18051

Prime factors of 18051 are 3, 11, 547. Prime factorization of 18051 in exponential form is:

18051 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 547¹

Step-3: Factors of 18045

List of positive integer factors of 18045 that divides 18045 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 401, 1203, 2005, 3609, 6015

Step-4: Factors of 18051

List of positive integer factors of 18051 that divides 18045 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 547, 1641, 6017

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18045 and 18051. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18045 and 18051 is 3.

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