What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18359 and 18372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18359 and 18372 is 1.

GCF(18359,18372) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18359 and 18372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18359 and 18372.

How to find the GCF of 18359 and 18372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18359 and 18372. After we will calculate the factors of 18359 and 18372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18359

Prime factors of 18359 are 11, 1669. Prime factorization of 18359 in exponential form is:

18359 = 11¹ × 1669¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18372

Prime factors of 18372 are 2, 3, 1531. Prime factorization of 18372 in exponential form is:

18372 = 2² × 3¹ × 1531¹

Step-3: Factors of 18359

List of positive integer factors of 18359 that divides 18359 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1669

Step-4: Factors of 18372

List of positive integer factors of 18372 that divides 18359 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1531, 3062, 4593, 6124, 9186

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18359 and 18372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18359 and 18372 is 1.

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