What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18703 and 18709?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18703 and 18709 is 1.

GCF(18703,18709) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18703 and 18709, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18703 and 18709.

How to find the GCF of 18703 and 18709?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18703 and 18709. After we will calculate the factors of 18703 and 18709 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18703

Prime factors of 18703 are 59, 317. Prime factorization of 18703 in exponential form is:

18703 = 59¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18709

Prime factors of 18709 are 53, 353. Prime factorization of 18709 in exponential form is:

18709 = 53¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 18703

List of positive integer factors of 18703 that divides 18703 without a remainder.

1, 59, 317

Step-4: Factors of 18709

List of positive integer factors of 18709 that divides 18703 without a remainder.

1, 53, 353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18703 and 18709. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18703 and 18709 is 1.

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