What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1918 and 1922?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1918 and 1922 is 2.

GCF(1918,1922) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1918 and 1922, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1918 and 1922.

How to find the GCF of 1918 and 1922?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1918 and 1922. After we will calculate the factors of 1918 and 1922 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1918

Prime factors of 1918 are 2, 7, 137. Prime factorization of 1918 in exponential form is:

1918 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1922

Prime factors of 1922 are 2, 31. Prime factorization of 1922 in exponential form is:

1922 = 2¹ × 31²

Step-3: Factors of 1918

List of positive integer factors of 1918 that divides 1918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 137, 274, 959

Step-4: Factors of 1922

List of positive integer factors of 1922 that divides 1918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1918 and 1922. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1918 and 1922 is 2.

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