What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17046 and 17059?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17046 and 17059 is 1.

GCF(17046,17059) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17046 and 17059, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17046 and 17059.

How to find the GCF of 17046 and 17059?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17046 and 17059. After we will calculate the factors of 17046 and 17059 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17046

Prime factors of 17046 are 2, 3, 947. Prime factorization of 17046 in exponential form is:

17046 = 2¹ × 3² × 947¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17059

Prime factors of 17059 are 7, 2437. Prime factorization of 17059 in exponential form is:

17059 = 7¹ × 2437¹

Step-3: Factors of 17046

List of positive integer factors of 17046 that divides 17046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 947, 1894, 2841, 5682, 8523

Step-4: Factors of 17059

List of positive integer factors of 17059 that divides 17046 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17046 and 17059. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17046 and 17059 is 1.

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