What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18858 and 18862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18858 and 18862 is 2.

GCF(18858,18862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18858 and 18862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18858 and 18862.

How to find the GCF of 18858 and 18862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18858 and 18862. After we will calculate the factors of 18858 and 18862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18858

Prime factors of 18858 are 2, 3, 7, 449. Prime factorization of 18858 in exponential form is:

18858 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18862

Prime factors of 18862 are 2, 9431. Prime factorization of 18862 in exponential form is:

18862 = 2¹ × 9431¹

Step-3: Factors of 18858

List of positive integer factors of 18858 that divides 18858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 449, 898, 1347, 2694, 3143, 6286, 9429

Step-4: Factors of 18862

List of positive integer factors of 18862 that divides 18858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 9431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18858 and 18862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18858 and 18862 is 2.

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