What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18294 and 18303?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18294 and 18303 is 3.

GCF(18294,18303) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18294 and 18303, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18294 and 18303.

How to find the GCF of 18294 and 18303?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18294 and 18303. After we will calculate the factors of 18294 and 18303 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18294

Prime factors of 18294 are 2, 3, 3049. Prime factorization of 18294 in exponential form is:

18294 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18303

Prime factors of 18303 are 3, 6101. Prime factorization of 18303 in exponential form is:

18303 = 3¹ × 6101¹

Step-3: Factors of 18294

List of positive integer factors of 18294 that divides 18294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3049, 6098, 9147

Step-4: Factors of 18303

List of positive integer factors of 18303 that divides 18294 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18294 and 18303. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18294 and 18303 is 3.

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