What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1848 and 1866?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1848 and 1866 is 6.

GCF(1848,1866) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1848 and 1866, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1848 and 1866.

How to find the GCF of 1848 and 1866?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1848 and 1866. After we will calculate the factors of 1848 and 1866 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1848

Prime factors of 1848 are 2, 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 1848 in exponential form is:

1848 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1866

Prime factors of 1866 are 2, 3, 311. Prime factorization of 1866 in exponential form is:

1866 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 1848

List of positive integer factors of 1848 that divides 1848 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 24, 28, 33, 42, 44, 56, 66, 77, 84, 88, 132, 154, 168, 231, 264, 308, 462, 616, 924

Step-4: Factors of 1866

List of positive integer factors of 1866 that divides 1848 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 311, 622, 933

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1848 and 1866. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1848 and 1866 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1848 and 1866