What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18255 and 18273?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18255 and 18273 is 3.

GCF(18255,18273) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18255 and 18273, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18255 and 18273.

How to find the GCF of 18255 and 18273?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18255 and 18273. After we will calculate the factors of 18255 and 18273 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 18273

Prime factors of 18273 are 3, 6091. Prime factorization of 18273 in exponential form is:

18273 = 3¹ × 6091¹

Step-3: Factors of 18255

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18273

List of positive integer factors of 18273 that divides 18255 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6091

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18255 and 18273. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18255 and 18273 is 3.

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