What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17645 and 17657?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17645 and 17657 is 1.

GCF(17645,17657) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17645 and 17657, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17645 and 17657.

How to find the GCF of 17645 and 17657?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17645 and 17657. After we will calculate the factors of 17645 and 17657 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17645

Prime factors of 17645 are 5, 3529. Prime factorization of 17645 in exponential form is:

17645 = 5¹ × 3529¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17657

Prime factors of 17657 are 17657. Prime factorization of 17657 in exponential form is:

17657 = 17657¹

Step-3: Factors of 17645

List of positive integer factors of 17645 that divides 17645 without a remainder.

1, 5, 3529

Step-4: Factors of 17657

List of positive integer factors of 17657 that divides 17645 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17645 and 17657. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17645 and 17657 is 1.

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