What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18178 and 18197?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18178 and 18197 is 1.

GCF(18178,18197) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18178 and 18197, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18178 and 18197.

How to find the GCF of 18178 and 18197?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18178 and 18197. After we will calculate the factors of 18178 and 18197 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 18197

Prime factors of 18197 are 31, 587. Prime factorization of 18197 in exponential form is:

18197 = 31¹ × 587¹

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 18197

List of positive integer factors of 18197 that divides 18178 without a remainder.

1, 31, 587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18178 and 18197. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18178 and 18197 is 1.

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