What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18571 and 18588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18571 and 18588 is 1.

GCF(18571,18588) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18571 and 18588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18571 and 18588.

How to find the GCF of 18571 and 18588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18571 and 18588. After we will calculate the factors of 18571 and 18588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18571

Prime factors of 18571 are 7, 379. Prime factorization of 18571 in exponential form is:

18571 = 7² × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18588

Prime factors of 18588 are 2, 3, 1549. Prime factorization of 18588 in exponential form is:

18588 = 2² × 3¹ × 1549¹

Step-3: Factors of 18571

List of positive integer factors of 18571 that divides 18571 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 379, 2653

Step-4: Factors of 18588

List of positive integer factors of 18588 that divides 18571 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1549, 3098, 4647, 6196, 9294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18571 and 18588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18571 and 18588 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18571 and 18588