What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18497 and 18503?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18497 and 18503 is 1.

GCF(18497,18503) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18497 and 18503, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18497 and 18503.

How to find the GCF of 18497 and 18503?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18497 and 18503. After we will calculate the factors of 18497 and 18503 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18497

Prime factors of 18497 are 53, 349. Prime factorization of 18497 in exponential form is:

18497 = 53¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18503

Prime factors of 18503 are 18503. Prime factorization of 18503 in exponential form is:

18503 = 18503¹

Step-3: Factors of 18497

List of positive integer factors of 18497 that divides 18497 without a remainder.

1, 53, 349

Step-4: Factors of 18503

List of positive integer factors of 18503 that divides 18497 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18497 and 18503. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18497 and 18503 is 1.

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