What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17682 and 17692?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17682 and 17692 is 2.

GCF(17682,17692) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17682 and 17692, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17682 and 17692.

How to find the GCF of 17682 and 17692?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17682 and 17692. After we will calculate the factors of 17682 and 17692 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17682

Prime factors of 17682 are 2, 3, 7, 421. Prime factorization of 17682 in exponential form is:

17682 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17692

Prime factors of 17692 are 2, 4423. Prime factorization of 17692 in exponential form is:

17692 = 2² × 4423¹

Step-3: Factors of 17682

List of positive integer factors of 17682 that divides 17682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 421, 842, 1263, 2526, 2947, 5894, 8841

Step-4: Factors of 17692

List of positive integer factors of 17692 that divides 17682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4423, 8846

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17682 and 17692. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17682 and 17692 is 2.

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