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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18721 and 18737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18721 and 18737 is 1.

GCF(18721,18737) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18721 and 18737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18721 and 18737.

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How to find the GCF of 18721 and 18737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18721 and 18737. After we will calculate the factors of 18721 and 18737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18721

Prime factors of 18721 are 97, 193. Prime factorization of 18721 in exponential form is:

18721 = 971 × 1931

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18737

Prime factors of 18737 are 41, 457. Prime factorization of 18737 in exponential form is:

18737 = 411 × 4571

Step-3: Factors of 18721

List of positive integer factors of 18721 that divides 18721 without a remainder.

1, 97, 193

Step-4: Factors of 18737

List of positive integer factors of 18737 that divides 18721 without a remainder.

1, 41, 457

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18721 and 18737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18721 and 18737 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18721 and 18737