What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17812 and 17828?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17812 and 17828 is 4.

GCF(17812,17828) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17812 and 17828, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17812 and 17828.

How to find the GCF of 17812 and 17828?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17812 and 17828. After we will calculate the factors of 17812 and 17828 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17812

Prime factors of 17812 are 2, 61, 73. Prime factorization of 17812 in exponential form is:

17812 = 2² × 61¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17828

Prime factors of 17828 are 2, 4457. Prime factorization of 17828 in exponential form is:

17828 = 2² × 4457¹

Step-3: Factors of 17812

List of positive integer factors of 17812 that divides 17812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 73, 122, 146, 244, 292, 4453, 8906

Step-4: Factors of 17828

List of positive integer factors of 17828 that divides 17812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4457, 8914

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17812 and 17828. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17812 and 17828 is 4.

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