What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17048 and 17053?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17048 and 17053 is 1.

GCF(17048,17053) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17048 and 17053, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17048 and 17053.

How to find the GCF of 17048 and 17053?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17048 and 17053. After we will calculate the factors of 17048 and 17053 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17048

Prime factors of 17048 are 2, 2131. Prime factorization of 17048 in exponential form is:

17048 = 2³ × 2131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17053

Prime factors of 17053 are 17053. Prime factorization of 17053 in exponential form is:

17053 = 17053¹

Step-3: Factors of 17048

List of positive integer factors of 17048 that divides 17048 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2131, 4262, 8524

Step-4: Factors of 17053

List of positive integer factors of 17053 that divides 17048 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17048 and 17053. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17048 and 17053 is 1.

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