What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32509 and 32518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32509 and 32518 is 1.

GCF(32509,32518) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32509 and 32518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32509 and 32518.

How to find the GCF of 32509 and 32518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32509 and 32518. After we will calculate the factors of 32509 and 32518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32509

Prime factors of 32509 are 19, 29, 59. Prime factorization of 32509 in exponential form is:

32509 = 19¹ × 29¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32518

Prime factors of 32518 are 2, 71, 229. Prime factorization of 32518 in exponential form is:

32518 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 32509

List of positive integer factors of 32509 that divides 32509 without a remainder.

1, 19, 29, 59, 551, 1121, 1711

Step-4: Factors of 32518

List of positive integer factors of 32518 that divides 32509 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 229, 458, 16259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32509 and 32518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32509 and 32518 is 1.

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