What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18178 and 18187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18178 and 18187 is 1.

GCF(18178,18187) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18178 and 18187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18178 and 18187.

How to find the GCF of 18178 and 18187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18178 and 18187. After we will calculate the factors of 18178 and 18187 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18178

Prime factors of 18178 are 2, 61, 149. Prime factorization of 18178 in exponential form is:

18178 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18187

Prime factors of 18187 are 13, 1399. Prime factorization of 18187 in exponential form is:

18187 = 13¹ × 1399¹

Step-3: Factors of 18178

List of positive integer factors of 18178 that divides 18178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 149, 298, 9089

Step-4: Factors of 18187

List of positive integer factors of 18187 that divides 18178 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18178 and 18187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18178 and 18187 is 1.

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