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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18987 and 18999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18987 and 18999 is 3.

GCF(18987,18999) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18987 and 18999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18987 and 18999.

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How to find the GCF of 18987 and 18999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18987 and 18999. After we will calculate the factors of 18987 and 18999 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18987

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

18987 = 31 × 63291

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18999

Prime factors of 18999 are 3, 2111. Prime factorization of 18999 in exponential form is:

18999 = 32 × 21111

Step-3: Factors of 18987

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

1, 3, 6329

Step-4: Factors of 18999

List of positive integer factors of 18999 that divides 18987 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2111, 6333

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18987 and 18999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18987 and 18999 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 18987 and 18999