What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18602 and 18607?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18602 and 18607 is 1.

GCF(18602,18607) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18602 and 18607, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18602 and 18607.

How to find the GCF of 18602 and 18607?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18602 and 18607. After we will calculate the factors of 18602 and 18607 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18602

Prime factors of 18602 are 2, 71, 131. Prime factorization of 18602 in exponential form is:

18602 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18607

Prime factors of 18607 are 23, 809. Prime factorization of 18607 in exponential form is:

18607 = 23¹ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 18602

List of positive integer factors of 18602 that divides 18602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 131, 142, 262, 9301

Step-4: Factors of 18607

List of positive integer factors of 18607 that divides 18602 without a remainder.

1, 23, 809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18602 and 18607. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18602 and 18607 is 1.

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