What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17206 and 17213?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17206 and 17213 is 7.

GCF(17206,17213) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17206 and 17213, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17206 and 17213.

How to find the GCF of 17206 and 17213?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17206 and 17213. After we will calculate the factors of 17206 and 17213 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17206

Prime factors of 17206 are 2, 7, 1229. Prime factorization of 17206 in exponential form is:

17206 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17213

Prime factors of 17213 are 7, 2459. Prime factorization of 17213 in exponential form is:

17213 = 7¹ × 2459¹

Step-3: Factors of 17206

List of positive integer factors of 17206 that divides 17206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1229, 2458, 8603

Step-4: Factors of 17213

List of positive integer factors of 17213 that divides 17206 without a remainder.

1, 7, 2459

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17206 and 17213. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17206 and 17213 is 7.

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