What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17306 and 17324?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17306 and 17324 is 2.

GCF(17306,17324) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17306 and 17324, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17306 and 17324.

How to find the GCF of 17306 and 17324?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17306 and 17324. After we will calculate the factors of 17306 and 17324 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17306

Prime factors of 17306 are 2, 17, 509. Prime factorization of 17306 in exponential form is:

17306 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17324

Prime factors of 17324 are 2, 61, 71. Prime factorization of 17324 in exponential form is:

17324 = 2² × 61¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 17306

List of positive integer factors of 17306 that divides 17306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 509, 1018, 8653

Step-4: Factors of 17324

List of positive integer factors of 17324 that divides 17306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 71, 122, 142, 244, 284, 4331, 8662

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17306 and 17324. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17306 and 17324 is 2.

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