What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18659 and 18671?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18659 and 18671 is 1.

GCF(18659,18671) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18659 and 18671, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18659 and 18671.

How to find the GCF of 18659 and 18671?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18659 and 18671. After we will calculate the factors of 18659 and 18671 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18659

Prime factors of 18659 are 47, 397. Prime factorization of 18659 in exponential form is:

18659 = 47¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18671

Prime factors of 18671 are 18671. Prime factorization of 18671 in exponential form is:

18671 = 18671¹

Step-3: Factors of 18659

List of positive integer factors of 18659 that divides 18659 without a remainder.

1, 47, 397

Step-4: Factors of 18671

List of positive integer factors of 18671 that divides 18659 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18659 and 18671. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18659 and 18671 is 1.

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