What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17234 and 17241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17234 and 17241 is 7.

GCF(17234,17241) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17234 and 17241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17234 and 17241.

How to find the GCF of 17234 and 17241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17234 and 17241. After we will calculate the factors of 17234 and 17241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17234

Prime factors of 17234 are 2, 7, 1231. Prime factorization of 17234 in exponential form is:

17234 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17241

Prime factors of 17241 are 3, 7, 821. Prime factorization of 17241 in exponential form is:

17241 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 821¹

Step-3: Factors of 17234

List of positive integer factors of 17234 that divides 17234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1231, 2462, 8617

Step-4: Factors of 17241

List of positive integer factors of 17241 that divides 17234 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 821, 2463, 5747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17234 and 17241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17234 and 17241 is 7.

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