What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1806 and 1824?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1806 and 1824 is 6.

GCF(1806,1824) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1806 and 1824, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1806 and 1824.

How to find the GCF of 1806 and 1824?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1806 and 1824. After we will calculate the factors of 1806 and 1824 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1806

Prime factors of 1806 are 2, 3, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 1806 in exponential form is:

1806 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1824

Prime factors of 1824 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 1824 in exponential form is:

1824 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 1806

List of positive integer factors of 1806 that divides 1806 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 43, 86, 129, 258, 301, 602, 903

Step-4: Factors of 1824

List of positive integer factors of 1824 that divides 1806 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 19, 24, 32, 38, 48, 57, 76, 96, 114, 152, 228, 304, 456, 608, 912

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1806 and 1824. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1806 and 1824 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1806 and 1824