What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17427 and 17443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17427 and 17443 is 1.

GCF(17427,17443) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17427 and 17443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17427 and 17443.

How to find the GCF of 17427 and 17443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17427 and 17443. After we will calculate the factors of 17427 and 17443 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17427

Prime factors of 17427 are 3, 37, 157. Prime factorization of 17427 in exponential form is:

17427 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17443

Prime factors of 17443 are 17443. Prime factorization of 17443 in exponential form is:

17443 = 17443¹

Step-3: Factors of 17427

List of positive integer factors of 17427 that divides 17427 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 157, 471, 5809

Step-4: Factors of 17443

List of positive integer factors of 17443 that divides 17427 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17427 and 17443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17427 and 17443 is 1.

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