What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18437 and 18443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18437 and 18443 is 1.

GCF(18437,18443) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18437 and 18443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18437 and 18443.

How to find the GCF of 18437 and 18443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18437 and 18443. After we will calculate the factors of 18437 and 18443 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18437

Prime factors of 18437 are 103, 179. Prime factorization of 18437 in exponential form is:

18437 = 103¹ × 179¹

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 18437

List of positive integer factors of 18437 that divides 18437 without a remainder.

1, 103, 179

Step-4: Factors of 18443

List of positive integer factors of 18443 that divides 18437 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18437 and 18443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18437 and 18443 is 1.

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