What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17601 and 17609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17601 and 17609 is 1.

GCF(17601,17609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17601 and 17609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17601 and 17609.

How to find the GCF of 17601 and 17609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17601 and 17609. After we will calculate the factors of 17601 and 17609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17601

Prime factors of 17601 are 3, 5867. Prime factorization of 17601 in exponential form is:

17601 = 3¹ × 5867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17609

Prime factors of 17609 are 17609. Prime factorization of 17609 in exponential form is:

17609 = 17609¹

Step-3: Factors of 17601

List of positive integer factors of 17601 that divides 17601 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5867

Step-4: Factors of 17609

List of positive integer factors of 17609 that divides 17601 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17601 and 17609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17601 and 17609 is 1.

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