What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18978 and 18987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18978 and 18987 is 3.

GCF(18978,18987) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18978 and 18987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18978 and 18987.

How to find the GCF of 18978 and 18987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18978 and 18987. After we will calculate the factors of 18978 and 18987 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18978

Prime factors of 18978 are 2, 3, 3163. Prime factorization of 18978 in exponential form is:

18978 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18987

Prime factors of 18987 are 3, 6329. Prime factorization of 18987 in exponential form is:

18987 = 3¹ × 6329¹

Step-3: Factors of 18978

List of positive integer factors of 18978 that divides 18978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 3163, 6326, 9489

Step-4: Factors of 18987

List of positive integer factors of 18987 that divides 18978 without a remainder.

1, 3, 6329

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18978 and 18987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18978 and 18987 is 3.

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