What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17196 and 17209?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17196 and 17209 is 1.

GCF(17196,17209) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17196 and 17209, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17196 and 17209.

How to find the GCF of 17196 and 17209?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17196 and 17209. After we will calculate the factors of 17196 and 17209 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17196

Prime factors of 17196 are 2, 3, 1433. Prime factorization of 17196 in exponential form is:

17196 = 2² × 3¹ × 1433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17209

Prime factors of 17209 are 17209. Prime factorization of 17209 in exponential form is:

17209 = 17209¹

Step-3: Factors of 17196

List of positive integer factors of 17196 that divides 17196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1433, 2866, 4299, 5732, 8598

Step-4: Factors of 17209

List of positive integer factors of 17209 that divides 17196 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17196 and 17209. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17196 and 17209 is 1.

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