What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18954 and 18971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18954 and 18971 is 1.

GCF(18954,18971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18954 and 18971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18954 and 18971.

How to find the GCF of 18954 and 18971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18954 and 18971. After we will calculate the factors of 18954 and 18971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18954

Prime factors of 18954 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 18954 in exponential form is:

18954 = 2¹ × 3⁶ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18971

Prime factors of 18971 are 61, 311. Prime factorization of 18971 in exponential form is:

18971 = 61¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 18954

List of positive integer factors of 18954 that divides 18954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 27, 39, 54, 78, 81, 117, 162, 234, 243, 351, 486, 702, 729, 1053, 1458, 2106, 3159, 6318, 9477

Step-4: Factors of 18971

List of positive integer factors of 18971 that divides 18954 without a remainder.

1, 61, 311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18954 and 18971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18954 and 18971 is 1.

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