Greatest Common Factor of 1837 and 1840

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 1837, 1840 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1837 and 1840 is 1.

GCF(1837,1840) = 1

GCF of 1837 and 1840

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

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Greatest Common Factor of 1837 and 1840

GCF of 1837 and 1840 is 1

Prime Factorization of 1837


11 1837
167 167
1

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

1837 = 111×1671

Prime Factorization of 1840


2 1840
2 920
2 460
2 230
5 115
23 23
1

Prime factors of 1840 are 2,5,23. Prime factorization of 1840 in exponential form is:

1840 = 24×51×231

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 1837 and 1840 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 1837 and 1840 by matching factors method

Factors of 1837

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

1,11,167,1837

Factors of 1840

List of positive integer factors of 1840 that divides 1840 without a remainder.

1,2,4,5,8,10,16,20,23,40,46,80,92,115,184,230,368,460,920,1840

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1837 and 1840. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1837 and 1840 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1837 and 1840

Properties of GCF 1837 and 1840

(i) The GCF of 1837 and 1840 is associative

GCF of 1837 and 1840 = GCF of 1840 and 1837

Related Greatest Common Factor of 1837

Related Greatest Common Factor of 1840

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 1837 and 1840

1. What is the GCF of 1837 and 1840?

Answer: GCF of 1837 and 1840 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 1837?

Answer: Factors of 1837 are 1, 11, 167, 1837. There are 4 integers that are factors of 1837. The greatest factor of 1837 is 1837.

3. What are the Factors of 1840?

Answer: Factors of 1840 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 23, 40, 46, 80, 92, 115, 184, 230, 368, 460, 920, 1840. There are 20 integers that are factors of 1840. The greatest factor of 1840 is 1840.

4. How to Find the GCF of 1837 and 1840?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 1837 and 1840 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 1837

1837 = 11 x 167

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 1840

1840 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 23

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 1837 and 1840 is 1