What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18587 and 18598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18587 and 18598 is 1.

GCF(18587,18598) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18587 and 18598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18587 and 18598.

How to find the GCF of 18587 and 18598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18587 and 18598. After we will calculate the factors of 18587 and 18598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18587

Prime factors of 18587 are 18587. Prime factorization of 18587 in exponential form is:

18587 = 18587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18598

Prime factors of 18598 are 2, 17, 547. Prime factorization of 18598 in exponential form is:

18598 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 547¹

Step-3: Factors of 18587

List of positive integer factors of 18587 that divides 18587 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 18598

List of positive integer factors of 18598 that divides 18587 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 547, 1094, 9299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18587 and 18598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18587 and 18598 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18587 and 18598