What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1887 and 1897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1887 and 1897 is 1.

GCF(1887,1897) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1887 and 1897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1887 and 1897.

How to find the GCF of 1887 and 1897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1887 and 1897. After we will calculate the factors of 1887 and 1897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1887

Prime factors of 1887 are 3, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 1887 in exponential form is:

1887 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1897

Prime factors of 1897 are 7, 271. Prime factorization of 1897 in exponential form is:

1897 = 7¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 1887

List of positive integer factors of 1887 that divides 1887 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 37, 51, 111, 629

Step-4: Factors of 1897

List of positive integer factors of 1897 that divides 1887 without a remainder.

1, 7, 271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1887 and 1897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1887 and 1897 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1887 and 1897