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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18534 and 18540?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18534 and 18540 is 6.

GCF(18534,18540) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18534 and 18540, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18534 and 18540.

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How to find the GCF of 18534 and 18540?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18534 and 18540. After we will calculate the factors of 18534 and 18540 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18534

Prime factors of 18534 are 2, 3, 3089. Prime factorization of 18534 in exponential form is:

18534 = 21 × 31 × 30891

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18540

Prime factors of 18540 are 2, 3, 5, 103. Prime factorization of 18540 in exponential form is:

18540 = 22 × 32 × 51 × 1031

Step-3: Factors of 18534

List of positive integer factors of 18534 that divides 18534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3089, 6178, 9267

Step-4: Factors of 18540

List of positive integer factors of 18540 that divides 18534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 90, 103, 180, 206, 309, 412, 515, 618, 927, 1030, 1236, 1545, 1854, 2060, 3090, 3708, 4635, 6180, 9270

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18534 and 18540. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18534 and 18540 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18534 and 18540