What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17229 and 17243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17229 and 17243 is 1.

GCF(17229,17243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17229 and 17243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17229 and 17243.

How to find the GCF of 17229 and 17243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17229 and 17243. After we will calculate the factors of 17229 and 17243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17229

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

17229 = 3¹ × 5743¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17243

Prime factors of 17243 are 43, 401. Prime factorization of 17243 in exponential form is:

17243 = 43¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 17229

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

1, 3, 5743

Step-4: Factors of 17243

List of positive integer factors of 17243 that divides 17229 without a remainder.

1, 43, 401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17229 and 17243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17229 and 17243 is 1.

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