What is the Greatest Common Factor of 182 and 187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 182 and 187 is 1.

GCF(182,187) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 182 and 187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 182 and 187.

How to find the GCF of 182 and 187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 182 and 187. After we will calculate the factors of 182 and 187 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 182

Prime factors of 182 are 2, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 182 in exponential form is:

182 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 187

Prime factors of 187 are 11, 17. Prime factorization of 187 in exponential form is:

187 = 11¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 182

List of positive integer factors of 182 that divides 182 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 91

Step-4: Factors of 187

List of positive integer factors of 187 that divides 182 without a remainder.

1, 11, 17

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 182 and 187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 182 and 187 is 1.

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