What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18426 and 18443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18426 and 18443 is 1.

GCF(18426,18443) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18426 and 18443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18426 and 18443.

How to find the GCF of 18426 and 18443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18426 and 18443. After we will calculate the factors of 18426 and 18443 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18426

Prime factors of 18426 are 2, 3, 37, 83. Prime factorization of 18426 in exponential form is:

18426 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18443

Prime factors of 18443 are 18443. Prime factorization of 18443 in exponential form is:

18443 = 18443¹

Step-3: Factors of 18426

List of positive integer factors of 18426 that divides 18426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 37, 74, 83, 111, 166, 222, 249, 498, 3071, 6142, 9213

Step-4: Factors of 18443

List of positive integer factors of 18443 that divides 18426 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18426 and 18443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18426 and 18443 is 1.

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