What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18459 and 18471?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18459 and 18471 is 3.

GCF(18459,18471) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18459 and 18471, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18459 and 18471.

How to find the GCF of 18459 and 18471?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18459 and 18471. After we will calculate the factors of 18459 and 18471 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18459

Prime factors of 18459 are 3, 7, 293. Prime factorization of 18459 in exponential form is:

18459 = 3² × 7¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18471

Prime factors of 18471 are 3, 47, 131. Prime factorization of 18471 in exponential form is:

18471 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 18459

List of positive integer factors of 18459 that divides 18459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 293, 879, 2051, 2637, 6153

Step-4: Factors of 18471

List of positive integer factors of 18471 that divides 18459 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 131, 141, 393, 6157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18459 and 18471. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18459 and 18471 is 3.

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