What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17224 and 17229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17224 and 17229 is 1.

GCF(17224,17229) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17224 and 17229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17224 and 17229.

How to find the GCF of 17224 and 17229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17224 and 17229. After we will calculate the factors of 17224 and 17229 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17224

Prime factors of 17224 are 2, 2153. Prime factorization of 17224 in exponential form is:

17224 = 2³ × 2153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17229

Prime factors of 17229 are 3, 5743. Prime factorization of 17229 in exponential form is:

17229 = 3¹ × 5743¹

Step-3: Factors of 17224

List of positive integer factors of 17224 that divides 17224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2153, 4306, 8612

Step-4: Factors of 17229

List of positive integer factors of 17229 that divides 17224 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17224 and 17229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17224 and 17229 is 1.

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