What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18494 and 18499?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18494 and 18499 is 1.

GCF(18494,18499) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18494 and 18499, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18494 and 18499.

How to find the GCF of 18494 and 18499?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18494 and 18499. After we will calculate the factors of 18494 and 18499 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18494

Prime factors of 18494 are 2, 7, 1321. Prime factorization of 18494 in exponential form is:

18494 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18499

Prime factors of 18499 are 13, 1423. Prime factorization of 18499 in exponential form is:

18499 = 13¹ × 1423¹

Step-3: Factors of 18494

List of positive integer factors of 18494 that divides 18494 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1321, 2642, 9247

Step-4: Factors of 18499

List of positive integer factors of 18499 that divides 18494 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18494 and 18499. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18494 and 18499 is 1.

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