What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18327 and 18339?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18327 and 18339 is 3.

GCF(18327,18339) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18327 and 18339, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18327 and 18339.

How to find the GCF of 18327 and 18339?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18327 and 18339. After we will calculate the factors of 18327 and 18339 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18327

Prime factors of 18327 are 3, 41, 149. Prime factorization of 18327 in exponential form is:

18327 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18339

Prime factors of 18339 are 3, 6113. Prime factorization of 18339 in exponential form is:

18339 = 3¹ × 6113¹

Step-3: Factors of 18327

List of positive integer factors of 18327 that divides 18327 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 149, 447, 6109

Step-4: Factors of 18339

List of positive integer factors of 18339 that divides 18327 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6113

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18327 and 18339. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18327 and 18339 is 3.

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