What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17126 and 17132?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17126 and 17132 is 2.

GCF(17126,17132) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17126 and 17132, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17126 and 17132.

How to find the GCF of 17126 and 17132?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17126 and 17132. After we will calculate the factors of 17126 and 17132 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17126

Prime factors of 17126 are 2, 8563. Prime factorization of 17126 in exponential form is:

17126 = 2¹ × 8563¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17132

Prime factors of 17132 are 2, 4283. Prime factorization of 17132 in exponential form is:

17132 = 2² × 4283¹

Step-3: Factors of 17126

List of positive integer factors of 17126 that divides 17126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8563

Step-4: Factors of 17132

List of positive integer factors of 17132 that divides 17126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4283, 8566

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17126 and 17132. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17126 and 17132 is 2.

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