What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17231 and 17243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17231 and 17243 is 1.

GCF(17231,17243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17231 and 17243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17231 and 17243.

How to find the GCF of 17231 and 17243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17231 and 17243. After we will calculate the factors of 17231 and 17243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17231

Prime factors of 17231 are 17231. Prime factorization of 17231 in exponential form is:

17231 = 17231¹

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 17231

List of positive integer factors of 17231 that divides 17231 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 17243

List of positive integer factors of 17243 that divides 17231 without a remainder.

1, 43, 401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17231 and 17243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17231 and 17243 is 1.

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