What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17173 and 17187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17173 and 17187 is 1.

GCF(17173,17187) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17173 and 17187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17173 and 17187.

How to find the GCF of 17173 and 17187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17173 and 17187. After we will calculate the factors of 17173 and 17187 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17173

Prime factors of 17173 are 13, 1321. Prime factorization of 17173 in exponential form is:

17173 = 13¹ × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17187

Prime factors of 17187 are 3, 17, 337. Prime factorization of 17187 in exponential form is:

17187 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 17173

List of positive integer factors of 17173 that divides 17173 without a remainder.

1, 13, 1321

Step-4: Factors of 17187

List of positive integer factors of 17187 that divides 17173 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 337, 1011, 5729

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17173 and 17187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17173 and 17187 is 1.

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