What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17058 and 17078?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17058 and 17078 is 2.

GCF(17058,17078) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17058 and 17078, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17058 and 17078.

How to find the GCF of 17058 and 17078?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17058 and 17078. After we will calculate the factors of 17058 and 17078 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 17078

Prime factors of 17078 are 2, 8539. Prime factorization of 17078 in exponential form is:

17078 = 2¹ × 8539¹

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 17078

List of positive integer factors of 17078 that divides 17058 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8539

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17058 and 17078. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17058 and 17078 is 2.

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