What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17318 and 17330?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17318 and 17330 is 2.

GCF(17318,17330) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17318 and 17330, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17318 and 17330.

How to find the GCF of 17318 and 17330?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17318 and 17330. After we will calculate the factors of 17318 and 17330 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17318

Prime factors of 17318 are 2, 7, 1237. Prime factorization of 17318 in exponential form is:

17318 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17330

Prime factors of 17330 are 2, 5, 1733. Prime factorization of 17330 in exponential form is:

17330 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1733¹

Step-3: Factors of 17318

List of positive integer factors of 17318 that divides 17318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1237, 2474, 8659

Step-4: Factors of 17330

List of positive integer factors of 17330 that divides 17318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1733, 3466, 8665

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17318 and 17330. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17318 and 17330 is 2.

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