What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18726 and 18733?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18726 and 18733 is 1.

GCF(18726,18733) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18726 and 18733, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18726 and 18733.

How to find the GCF of 18726 and 18733?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18726 and 18733. After we will calculate the factors of 18726 and 18733 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18726

Prime factors of 18726 are 2, 3, 3121. Prime factorization of 18726 in exponential form is:

18726 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3121¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18733

Prime factors of 18733 are 11, 13, 131. Prime factorization of 18733 in exponential form is:

18733 = 11¹ × 13¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 18726

List of positive integer factors of 18726 that divides 18726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3121, 6242, 9363

Step-4: Factors of 18733

List of positive integer factors of 18733 that divides 18726 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 131, 143, 1441, 1703

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18726 and 18733. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18726 and 18733 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18726 and 18733