What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17208 and 17223?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17208 and 17223 is 3.

GCF(17208,17223) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17208 and 17223, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17208 and 17223.

How to find the GCF of 17208 and 17223?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17208 and 17223. After we will calculate the factors of 17208 and 17223 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17208

Prime factors of 17208 are 2, 3, 239. Prime factorization of 17208 in exponential form is:

17208 = 2³ × 3² × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17223

Prime factors of 17223 are 3, 5741. Prime factorization of 17223 in exponential form is:

17223 = 3¹ × 5741¹

Step-3: Factors of 17208

List of positive integer factors of 17208 that divides 17208 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 239, 478, 717, 956, 1434, 1912, 2151, 2868, 4302, 5736, 8604

Step-4: Factors of 17223

List of positive integer factors of 17223 that divides 17208 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5741

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17208 and 17223. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17208 and 17223 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 17208 and 17223