What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18371 and 18388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18371 and 18388 is 1.

GCF(18371,18388) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18371 and 18388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18371 and 18388.

How to find the GCF of 18371 and 18388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18371 and 18388. After we will calculate the factors of 18371 and 18388 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18371

Prime factors of 18371 are 18371. Prime factorization of 18371 in exponential form is:

18371 = 18371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18388

Prime factors of 18388 are 2, 4597. Prime factorization of 18388 in exponential form is:

18388 = 2² × 4597¹

Step-3: Factors of 18371

List of positive integer factors of 18371 that divides 18371 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 18388

List of positive integer factors of 18388 that divides 18371 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4597, 9194

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18371 and 18388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18371 and 18388 is 1.

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