What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18173 and 18186?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18173 and 18186 is 1.

GCF(18173,18186) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18173 and 18186, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18173 and 18186.

How to find the GCF of 18173 and 18186?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18173 and 18186. After we will calculate the factors of 18173 and 18186 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18173

Prime factors of 18173 are 17, 1069. Prime factorization of 18173 in exponential form is:

18173 = 17¹ × 1069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18186

Prime factors of 18186 are 2, 3, 7, 433. Prime factorization of 18186 in exponential form is:

18186 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 433¹

Step-3: Factors of 18173

List of positive integer factors of 18173 that divides 18173 without a remainder.

1, 17, 1069

Step-4: Factors of 18186

List of positive integer factors of 18186 that divides 18173 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 433, 866, 1299, 2598, 3031, 6062, 9093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18173 and 18186. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18173 and 18186 is 1.

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