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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18860 and 18865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18860 and 18865 is 5.

GCF(18860,18865) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18860 and 18865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18860 and 18865.

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How to find the GCF of 18860 and 18865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18860 and 18865. After we will calculate the factors of 18860 and 18865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18860

Prime factors of 18860 are 2, 5, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 18860 in exponential form is:

18860 = 22 × 51 × 231 × 411

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18865

Prime factors of 18865 are 5, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 18865 in exponential form is:

18865 = 51 × 73 × 111

Step-3: Factors of 18860

List of positive integer factors of 18860 that divides 18860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 23, 41, 46, 82, 92, 115, 164, 205, 230, 410, 460, 820, 943, 1886, 3772, 4715, 9430

Step-4: Factors of 18865

List of positive integer factors of 18865 that divides 18860 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 11, 35, 49, 55, 77, 245, 343, 385, 539, 1715, 2695, 3773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18860 and 18865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18860 and 18865 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18860 and 18865