What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18372 and 18383?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18372 and 18383 is 1.

GCF(18372,18383) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18372 and 18383, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18372 and 18383.

How to find the GCF of 18372 and 18383?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18372 and 18383. After we will calculate the factors of 18372 and 18383 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 18383

Prime factors of 18383 are 31, 593. Prime factorization of 18383 in exponential form is:

18383 = 31¹ × 593¹

Step-3: Factors of 18372

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 18383

List of positive integer factors of 18383 that divides 18372 without a remainder.

1, 31, 593

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18372 and 18383. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18372 and 18383 is 1.

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