What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18242 and 18259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18242 and 18259 is 1.

GCF(18242,18259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18242 and 18259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18242 and 18259.

How to find the GCF of 18242 and 18259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18242 and 18259. After we will calculate the factors of 18242 and 18259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18242

Prime factors of 18242 are 2, 7, 1303. Prime factorization of 18242 in exponential form is:

18242 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1303¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18259

Prime factors of 18259 are 19, 31. Prime factorization of 18259 in exponential form is:

18259 = 19¹ × 31²

Step-3: Factors of 18242

List of positive integer factors of 18242 that divides 18242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1303, 2606, 9121

Step-4: Factors of 18259

List of positive integer factors of 18259 that divides 18242 without a remainder.

1, 19, 31, 589, 961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18242 and 18259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18242 and 18259 is 1.

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