What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1820 and 1837?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1820 and 1837 is 1.

GCF(1820,1837) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1820 and 1837, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1820 and 1837.

How to find the GCF of 1820 and 1837?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1820 and 1837. After we will calculate the factors of 1820 and 1837 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1820

Prime factors of 1820 are 2, 5, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 1820 in exponential form is:

1820 = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1837

Prime factors of 1837 are 11, 167. Prime factorization of 1837 in exponential form is:

1837 = 11¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 1820

List of positive integer factors of 1820 that divides 1820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 20, 26, 28, 35, 52, 65, 70, 91, 130, 140, 182, 260, 364, 455, 910

Step-4: Factors of 1837

List of positive integer factors of 1837 that divides 1820 without a remainder.

1, 11, 167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1820 and 1837. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1820 and 1837 is 1.

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