What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17058 and 17074?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17058 and 17074 is 2.

GCF(17058,17074) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17058 and 17074, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17058 and 17074.

How to find the GCF of 17058 and 17074?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17058 and 17074. After we will calculate the factors of 17058 and 17074 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17058

Prime factors of 17058 are 2, 3, 2843. Prime factorization of 17058 in exponential form is:

17058 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2843¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17074

Prime factors of 17074 are 2, 8537. Prime factorization of 17074 in exponential form is:

17074 = 2¹ × 8537¹

Step-3: Factors of 17058

List of positive integer factors of 17058 that divides 17058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2843, 5686, 8529

Step-4: Factors of 17074

List of positive integer factors of 17074 that divides 17058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8537

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17058 and 17074. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17058 and 17074 is 2.

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