What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17659 and 17671?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17659 and 17671 is 1.

GCF(17659,17671) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17659 and 17671, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17659 and 17671.

How to find the GCF of 17659 and 17671?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17659 and 17671. After we will calculate the factors of 17659 and 17671 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17659

Prime factors of 17659 are 17659. Prime factorization of 17659 in exponential form is:

17659 = 17659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17671

Prime factors of 17671 are 41, 431. Prime factorization of 17671 in exponential form is:

17671 = 41¹ × 431¹

Step-3: Factors of 17659

List of positive integer factors of 17659 that divides 17659 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 17671

List of positive integer factors of 17671 that divides 17659 without a remainder.

1, 41, 431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17659 and 17671. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17659 and 17671 is 1.

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