The number of common tangents, to the circles \( x^2 + y^2 - 18x - 15y + 131 = 0 \) and \( x^2 + y^2 - 6x - 6y - 7 = 0 \), is:
\( 4 \)
\( 1 \)
\( 2 \)
\( 3 \)