What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18372 and 18385?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18372 and 18385 is 1.

GCF(18372,18385) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18372 and 18385, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18372 and 18385.

How to find the GCF of 18372 and 18385?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18372 and 18385. After we will calculate the factors of 18372 and 18385 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 18385

Prime factors of 18385 are 5, 3677. Prime factorization of 18385 in exponential form is:

18385 = 5¹ × 3677¹

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 18385

List of positive integer factors of 18385 that divides 18372 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3677

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18372 and 18385. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18372 and 18385 is 1.

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