What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17285 and 17299?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17285 and 17299 is 1.

GCF(17285,17299) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17285 and 17299, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17285 and 17299.

How to find the GCF of 17285 and 17299?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17285 and 17299. After we will calculate the factors of 17285 and 17299 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17285

Prime factors of 17285 are 5, 3457. Prime factorization of 17285 in exponential form is:

17285 = 5¹ × 3457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17299

Prime factors of 17299 are 17299. Prime factorization of 17299 in exponential form is:

17299 = 17299¹

Step-3: Factors of 17285

List of positive integer factors of 17285 that divides 17285 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3457

Step-4: Factors of 17299

List of positive integer factors of 17299 that divides 17285 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17285 and 17299. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17285 and 17299 is 1.

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