GCF and LCM Calculator Logo

What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17418 and 17428?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17418 and 17428 is 2.

GCF(17418,17428) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17418 and 17428, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17418 and 17428.

GCF Calculator and
and

How to find the GCF of 17418 and 17428?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17418 and 17428. After we will calculate the factors of 17418 and 17428 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17418

Prime factors of 17418 are 2, 3, 2903. Prime factorization of 17418 in exponential form is:

17418 = 21 × 31 × 29031

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17428

Prime factors of 17428 are 2, 4357. Prime factorization of 17428 in exponential form is:

17428 = 22 × 43571

Step-3: Factors of 17418

List of positive integer factors of 17418 that divides 17418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 2903, 5806, 8709

Step-4: Factors of 17428

List of positive integer factors of 17428 that divides 17418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4357, 8714

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17418 and 17428. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17418 and 17428 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 17418 and 17428