What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18318 and 18329?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18318 and 18329 is 1.

GCF(18318,18329) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18318 and 18329, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18318 and 18329.

How to find the GCF of 18318 and 18329?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18318 and 18329. After we will calculate the factors of 18318 and 18329 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18318

Prime factors of 18318 are 2, 3, 43, 71. Prime factorization of 18318 in exponential form is:

18318 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18329

Prime factors of 18329 are 18329. Prime factorization of 18329 in exponential form is:

18329 = 18329¹

Step-3: Factors of 18318

List of positive integer factors of 18318 that divides 18318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 71, 86, 129, 142, 213, 258, 426, 3053, 6106, 9159

Step-4: Factors of 18329

List of positive integer factors of 18329 that divides 18318 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18318 and 18329. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18318 and 18329 is 1.

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