What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17592 and 17604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17592 and 17604 is 12.

GCF(17592,17604) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17592 and 17604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17592 and 17604.

How to find the GCF of 17592 and 17604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17592 and 17604. After we will calculate the factors of 17592 and 17604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17592

Prime factors of 17592 are 2, 3, 733. Prime factorization of 17592 in exponential form is:

17592 = 2³ × 3¹ × 733¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17604

Prime factors of 17604 are 2, 3, 163. Prime factorization of 17604 in exponential form is:

17604 = 2² × 3³ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 17592

List of positive integer factors of 17592 that divides 17592 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 733, 1466, 2199, 2932, 4398, 5864, 8796

Step-4: Factors of 17604

List of positive integer factors of 17604 that divides 17592 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 163, 326, 489, 652, 978, 1467, 1956, 2934, 4401, 5868, 8802

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17592 and 17604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17592 and 17604 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 17592 and 17604