What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18261 and 18267?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18261 and 18267 is 3.

GCF(18261,18267) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18261 and 18267, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18261 and 18267.

How to find the GCF of 18261 and 18267?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18261 and 18267. After we will calculate the factors of 18261 and 18267 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18261

Prime factors of 18261 are 3, 2029. Prime factorization of 18261 in exponential form is:

18261 = 3² × 2029¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18267

Prime factors of 18267 are 3, 6089. Prime factorization of 18267 in exponential form is:

18267 = 3¹ × 6089¹

Step-3: Factors of 18261

List of positive integer factors of 18261 that divides 18261 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2029, 6087

Step-4: Factors of 18267

List of positive integer factors of 18267 that divides 18261 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18261 and 18267. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18261 and 18267 is 3.

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