What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18142 and 18159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18142 and 18159 is 1.

GCF(18142,18159) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18142 and 18159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18142 and 18159.

How to find the GCF of 18142 and 18159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18142 and 18159. After we will calculate the factors of 18142 and 18159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18142

Prime factors of 18142 are 2, 47, 193. Prime factorization of 18142 in exponential form is:

18142 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18159

Prime factors of 18159 are 3, 6053. Prime factorization of 18159 in exponential form is:

18159 = 3¹ × 6053¹

Step-3: Factors of 18142

List of positive integer factors of 18142 that divides 18142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 193, 386, 9071

Step-4: Factors of 18159

List of positive integer factors of 18159 that divides 18142 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6053

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18142 and 18159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18142 and 18159 is 1.

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