What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17462 and 17471?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17462 and 17471 is 1.

GCF(17462,17471) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17462 and 17471, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17462 and 17471.

How to find the GCF of 17462 and 17471?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17462 and 17471. After we will calculate the factors of 17462 and 17471 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17462

Prime factors of 17462 are 2, 8731. Prime factorization of 17462 in exponential form is:

17462 = 2¹ × 8731¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17471

Prime factors of 17471 are 17471. Prime factorization of 17471 in exponential form is:

17471 = 17471¹

Step-3: Factors of 17462

List of positive integer factors of 17462 that divides 17462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8731

Step-4: Factors of 17471

List of positive integer factors of 17471 that divides 17462 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17462 and 17471. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17462 and 17471 is 1.

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