What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18645 and 18663?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18645 and 18663 is 3.

GCF(18645,18663) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18645 and 18663, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18645 and 18663.

How to find the GCF of 18645 and 18663?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18645 and 18663. After we will calculate the factors of 18645 and 18663 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18645

Prime factors of 18645 are 3, 5, 11, 113. Prime factorization of 18645 in exponential form is:

18645 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18663

Prime factors of 18663 are 3, 6221. Prime factorization of 18663 in exponential form is:

18663 = 3¹ × 6221¹

Step-3: Factors of 18645

List of positive integer factors of 18645 that divides 18645 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 33, 55, 113, 165, 339, 565, 1243, 1695, 3729, 6215

Step-4: Factors of 18663

List of positive integer factors of 18663 that divides 18645 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18645 and 18663. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18645 and 18663 is 3.

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