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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18876 and 18882?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18876 and 18882 is 6.

GCF(18876,18882) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18876 and 18882, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18876 and 18882.

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How to find the GCF of 18876 and 18882?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18876 and 18882. After we will calculate the factors of 18876 and 18882 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18876

Prime factors of 18876 are 2, 3, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 18876 in exponential form is:

18876 = 22 × 31 × 112 × 131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18882

Prime factors of 18882 are 2, 3, 1049. Prime factorization of 18882 in exponential form is:

18882 = 21 × 32 × 10491

Step-3: Factors of 18876

List of positive integer factors of 18876 that divides 18876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 22, 26, 33, 39, 44, 52, 66, 78, 121, 132, 143, 156, 242, 286, 363, 429, 484, 572, 726, 858, 1452, 1573, 1716, 3146, 4719, 6292, 9438

Step-4: Factors of 18882

List of positive integer factors of 18882 that divides 18876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1049, 2098, 3147, 6294, 9441

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18876 and 18882. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18876 and 18882 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18876 and 18882