What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18761 and 18772?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18761 and 18772 is 1.

GCF(18761,18772) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18761 and 18772, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18761 and 18772.

How to find the GCF of 18761 and 18772?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18761 and 18772. After we will calculate the factors of 18761 and 18772 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18761

Prime factors of 18761 are 73, 257. Prime factorization of 18761 in exponential form is:

18761 = 73¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18772

Prime factors of 18772 are 2, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 18772 in exponential form is:

18772 = 2² × 13¹ × 19²

Step-3: Factors of 18761

List of positive integer factors of 18761 that divides 18761 without a remainder.

1, 73, 257

Step-4: Factors of 18772

List of positive integer factors of 18772 that divides 18761 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 19, 26, 38, 52, 76, 247, 361, 494, 722, 988, 1444, 4693, 9386

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18761 and 18772. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18761 and 18772 is 1.

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