What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18387 and 18397?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18387 and 18397 is 1.

GCF(18387,18397) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18387 and 18397, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18387 and 18397.

How to find the GCF of 18387 and 18397?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18387 and 18397. After we will calculate the factors of 18387 and 18397 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18387

Prime factors of 18387 are 3, 227. Prime factorization of 18387 in exponential form is:

18387 = 3⁴ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18397

Prime factors of 18397 are 18397. Prime factorization of 18397 in exponential form is:

18397 = 18397¹

Step-3: Factors of 18387

List of positive integer factors of 18387 that divides 18387 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 227, 681, 2043, 6129

Step-4: Factors of 18397

List of positive integer factors of 18397 that divides 18387 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18387 and 18397. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18387 and 18397 is 1.

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