What is the Greatest Common Factor of 22518 and 22537?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 22518 and 22537 is 1.

GCF(22518,22537) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 22518 and 22537, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 22518 and 22537.

How to find the GCF of 22518 and 22537?

We will first find the prime factorization of 22518 and 22537. After we will calculate the factors of 22518 and 22537 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 22518

Prime factors of 22518 are 2, 3, 139. Prime factorization of 22518 in exponential form is:

22518 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 22537

Prime factors of 22537 are 31, 727. Prime factorization of 22537 in exponential form is:

22537 = 31¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 22518

List of positive integer factors of 22518 that divides 22518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 139, 162, 278, 417, 834, 1251, 2502, 3753, 7506, 11259

Step-4: Factors of 22537

List of positive integer factors of 22537 that divides 22518 without a remainder.

1, 31, 727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 22518 and 22537. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 22518 and 22537 is 1.

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