What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1817 and 1837?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1817 and 1837 is 1.

GCF(1817,1837) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1817 and 1837, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1817 and 1837.

How to find the GCF of 1817 and 1837?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1817 and 1837. After we will calculate the factors of 1817 and 1837 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1817

Prime factors of 1817 are 23, 79. Prime factorization of 1817 in exponential form is:

1817 = 23¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1837

Prime factors of 1837 are 11, 167. Prime factorization of 1837 in exponential form is:

1837 = 11¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 1817

List of positive integer factors of 1817 that divides 1817 without a remainder.

1, 23, 79

Step-4: Factors of 1837

List of positive integer factors of 1837 that divides 1817 without a remainder.

1, 11, 167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1817 and 1837. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1817 and 1837 is 1.

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