What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17148 and 17158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17148 and 17158 is 2.

GCF(17148,17158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17148 and 17158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17148 and 17158.

How to find the GCF of 17148 and 17158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17148 and 17158. After we will calculate the factors of 17148 and 17158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17148

Prime factors of 17148 are 2, 3, 1429. Prime factorization of 17148 in exponential form is:

17148 = 2² × 3¹ × 1429¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17158

Prime factors of 17158 are 2, 23, 373. Prime factorization of 17158 in exponential form is:

17158 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 17148

List of positive integer factors of 17148 that divides 17148 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1429, 2858, 4287, 5716, 8574

Step-4: Factors of 17158

List of positive integer factors of 17158 that divides 17148 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 373, 746, 8579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17148 and 17158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17148 and 17158 is 2.

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