What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18273 and 18279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18273 and 18279 is 3.

GCF(18273,18279) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18273 and 18279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18273 and 18279.

How to find the GCF of 18273 and 18279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18273 and 18279. After we will calculate the factors of 18273 and 18279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18273

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

18273 = 3¹ × 6091¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18279

Prime factors of 18279 are 3, 677. Prime factorization of 18279 in exponential form is:

18279 = 3³ × 677¹

Step-3: Factors of 18273

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

1, 3, 6091

Step-4: Factors of 18279

List of positive integer factors of 18279 that divides 18273 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 677, 2031, 6093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18273 and 18279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18273 and 18279 is 3.

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