What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18228 and 18237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18228 and 18237 is 3.

GCF(18228,18237) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18228 and 18237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18228 and 18237.

How to find the GCF of 18228 and 18237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18228 and 18237. After we will calculate the factors of 18228 and 18237 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18228

Prime factors of 18228 are 2, 3, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 18228 in exponential form is:

18228 = 2² × 3¹ × 7² × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18237

Prime factors of 18237 are 3, 6079. Prime factorization of 18237 in exponential form is:

18237 = 3¹ × 6079¹

Step-3: Factors of 18228

List of positive integer factors of 18228 that divides 18228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 31, 42, 49, 62, 84, 93, 98, 124, 147, 186, 196, 217, 294, 372, 434, 588, 651, 868, 1302, 1519, 2604, 3038, 4557, 6076, 9114

Step-4: Factors of 18237

List of positive integer factors of 18237 that divides 18228 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18228 and 18237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18228 and 18237 is 3.

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