What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17642 and 17651?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17642 and 17651 is 1.

GCF(17642,17651) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17642 and 17651, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17642 and 17651.

How to find the GCF of 17642 and 17651?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17642 and 17651. After we will calculate the factors of 17642 and 17651 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17642

Prime factors of 17642 are 2, 8821. Prime factorization of 17642 in exponential form is:

17642 = 2¹ × 8821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17651

Prime factors of 17651 are 19, 929. Prime factorization of 17651 in exponential form is:

17651 = 19¹ × 929¹

Step-3: Factors of 17642

List of positive integer factors of 17642 that divides 17642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 8821

Step-4: Factors of 17651

List of positive integer factors of 17651 that divides 17642 without a remainder.

1, 19, 929

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17642 and 17651. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17642 and 17651 is 1.

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