GCF and LCM Calculator Logo

What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17268 and 17272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17268 and 17272 is 4.

GCF(17268,17272) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17268 and 17272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17268 and 17272.

GCF Calculator and
and

How to find the GCF of 17268 and 17272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17268 and 17272. After we will calculate the factors of 17268 and 17272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17268

Prime factors of 17268 are 2, 3, 1439. Prime factorization of 17268 in exponential form is:

17268 = 22 × 31 × 14391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17272

Prime factors of 17272 are 2, 17, 127. Prime factorization of 17272 in exponential form is:

17272 = 23 × 171 × 1271

Step-3: Factors of 17268

List of positive integer factors of 17268 that divides 17268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1439, 2878, 4317, 5756, 8634

Step-4: Factors of 17272

List of positive integer factors of 17272 that divides 17268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 127, 136, 254, 508, 1016, 2159, 4318, 8636

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17268 and 17272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17268 and 17272 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 17268 and 17272