What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17298 and 17317?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17298 and 17317 is 1.

GCF(17298,17317) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17298 and 17317, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17298 and 17317.

How to find the GCF of 17298 and 17317?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17298 and 17317. After we will calculate the factors of 17298 and 17317 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17298

Prime factors of 17298 are 2, 3, 31. Prime factorization of 17298 in exponential form is:

17298 = 2¹ × 3² × 31²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17317

Prime factors of 17317 are 17317. Prime factorization of 17317 in exponential form is:

17317 = 17317¹

Step-3: Factors of 17298

List of positive integer factors of 17298 that divides 17298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 31, 62, 93, 186, 279, 558, 961, 1922, 2883, 5766, 8649

Step-4: Factors of 17317

List of positive integer factors of 17317 that divides 17298 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17298 and 17317. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17298 and 17317 is 1.

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