What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17358 and 17372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17358 and 17372 is 2.

GCF(17358,17372) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17358 and 17372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17358 and 17372.

How to find the GCF of 17358 and 17372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17358 and 17372. After we will calculate the factors of 17358 and 17372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17358

Prime factors of 17358 are 2, 3, 11, 263. Prime factorization of 17358 in exponential form is:

17358 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17372

Prime factors of 17372 are 2, 43, 101. Prime factorization of 17372 in exponential form is:

17372 = 2² × 43¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 17358

List of positive integer factors of 17358 that divides 17358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 263, 526, 789, 1578, 2893, 5786, 8679

Step-4: Factors of 17372

List of positive integer factors of 17372 that divides 17358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 101, 172, 202, 404, 4343, 8686

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17358 and 17372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17358 and 17372 is 2.

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