What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17258 and 17278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17258 and 17278 is 2.

GCF(17258,17278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17258 and 17278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17258 and 17278.

How to find the GCF of 17258 and 17278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17258 and 17278. After we will calculate the factors of 17258 and 17278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17258

Prime factors of 17258 are 2, 8629. Prime factorization of 17258 in exponential form is:

17258 = 2¹ × 8629¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17278

Prime factors of 17278 are 2, 53, 163. Prime factorization of 17278 in exponential form is:

17278 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 17258

List of positive integer factors of 17258 that divides 17258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8629

Step-4: Factors of 17278

List of positive integer factors of 17278 that divides 17258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 163, 326, 8639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17258 and 17278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17258 and 17278 is 2.

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