What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18996 and 19003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18996 and 19003 is 1.

GCF(18996,19003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18996 and 19003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18996 and 19003.

How to find the GCF of 18996 and 19003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18996 and 19003. After we will calculate the factors of 18996 and 19003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18996

Prime factors of 18996 are 2, 3, 1583. Prime factorization of 18996 in exponential form is:

18996 = 2² × 3¹ × 1583¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 19003

Prime factors of 19003 are 31, 613. Prime factorization of 19003 in exponential form is:

19003 = 31¹ × 613¹

Step-3: Factors of 18996

List of positive integer factors of 18996 that divides 18996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1583, 3166, 4749, 6332, 9498

Step-4: Factors of 19003

List of positive integer factors of 19003 that divides 18996 without a remainder.

1, 31, 613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18996 and 19003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18996 and 19003 is 1.

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