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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18237 and 18255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18237 and 18255 is 3.

GCF(18237,18255) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18237 and 18255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18237 and 18255.

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How to find the GCF of 18237 and 18255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18237 and 18255. After we will calculate the factors of 18237 and 18255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18237

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

18237 = 31 × 60791

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18255

Prime factors of 18255 are 3, 5, 1217. Prime factorization of 18255 in exponential form is:

18255 = 31 × 51 × 12171

Step-3: Factors of 18237

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

1, 3, 6079

Step-4: Factors of 18255

List of positive integer factors of 18255 that divides 18237 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1217, 3651, 6085

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18237 and 18255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18237 and 18255 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18237 and 18255