What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17274 and 17283?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17274 and 17283 is 3.

GCF(17274,17283) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17274 and 17283, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17274 and 17283.

How to find the GCF of 17274 and 17283?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17274 and 17283. After we will calculate the factors of 17274 and 17283 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17274

Prime factors of 17274 are 2, 3, 2879. Prime factorization of 17274 in exponential form is:

17274 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17283

Prime factors of 17283 are 3, 7, 823. Prime factorization of 17283 in exponential form is:

17283 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 823¹

Step-3: Factors of 17274

List of positive integer factors of 17274 that divides 17274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2879, 5758, 8637

Step-4: Factors of 17283

List of positive integer factors of 17283 that divides 17274 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 823, 2469, 5761

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17274 and 17283. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17274 and 17283 is 3.

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