What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18132 and 18147?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18132 and 18147 is 3.

GCF(18132,18147) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18132 and 18147, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18132 and 18147.

How to find the GCF of 18132 and 18147?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18132 and 18147. After we will calculate the factors of 18132 and 18147 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18132

Prime factors of 18132 are 2, 3, 1511. Prime factorization of 18132 in exponential form is:

18132 = 2² × 3¹ × 1511¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18147

Prime factors of 18147 are 3, 23, 263. Prime factorization of 18147 in exponential form is:

18147 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 18132

List of positive integer factors of 18132 that divides 18132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1511, 3022, 4533, 6044, 9066

Step-4: Factors of 18147

List of positive integer factors of 18147 that divides 18132 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 263, 789, 6049

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18132 and 18147. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18132 and 18147 is 3.

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