What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17364 and 17378?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17364 and 17378 is 2.

GCF(17364,17378) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17364 and 17378, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17364 and 17378.

How to find the GCF of 17364 and 17378?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17364 and 17378. After we will calculate the factors of 17364 and 17378 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17364

Prime factors of 17364 are 2, 3, 1447. Prime factorization of 17364 in exponential form is:

17364 = 2² × 3¹ × 1447¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17378

Prime factors of 17378 are 2, 8689. Prime factorization of 17378 in exponential form is:

17378 = 2¹ × 8689¹

Step-3: Factors of 17364

List of positive integer factors of 17364 that divides 17364 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 1447, 2894, 4341, 5788, 8682

Step-4: Factors of 17378

List of positive integer factors of 17378 that divides 17364 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8689

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17364 and 17378. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17364 and 17378 is 2.

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