What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17288 and 17302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17288 and 17302 is 2.

GCF(17288,17302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17288 and 17302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17288 and 17302.

How to find the GCF of 17288 and 17302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17288 and 17302. After we will calculate the factors of 17288 and 17302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17288

Prime factors of 17288 are 2, 2161. Prime factorization of 17288 in exponential form is:

17288 = 2³ × 2161¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17302

Prime factors of 17302 are 2, 41, 211. Prime factorization of 17302 in exponential form is:

17302 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 17288

List of positive integer factors of 17288 that divides 17288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2161, 4322, 8644

Step-4: Factors of 17302

List of positive integer factors of 17302 that divides 17288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 211, 422, 8651

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17288 and 17302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17288 and 17302 is 2.

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