What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17382 and 17386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17382 and 17386 is 2.

GCF(17382,17386) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17382 and 17386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17382 and 17386.

How to find the GCF of 17382 and 17386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17382 and 17386. After we will calculate the factors of 17382 and 17386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17382

Prime factors of 17382 are 2, 3, 2897. Prime factorization of 17382 in exponential form is:

17382 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2897¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17386

Prime factors of 17386 are 2, 8693. Prime factorization of 17386 in exponential form is:

17386 = 2¹ × 8693¹

Step-3: Factors of 17382

List of positive integer factors of 17382 that divides 17382 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2897, 5794, 8691

Step-4: Factors of 17386

List of positive integer factors of 17386 that divides 17382 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8693

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17382 and 17386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17382 and 17386 is 2.

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