What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17372 and 17387?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17372 and 17387 is 1.

GCF(17372,17387) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17372 and 17387, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17372 and 17387.

How to find the GCF of 17372 and 17387?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17372 and 17387. After we will calculate the factors of 17372 and 17387 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 17387

Prime factors of 17387 are 17387. Prime factorization of 17387 in exponential form is:

17387 = 17387¹

Step-3: Factors of 17372

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 17387

List of positive integer factors of 17387 that divides 17372 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17372 and 17387. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17372 and 17387 is 1.

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