What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17896 and 17903?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17896 and 17903 is 1.

GCF(17896,17903) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17896 and 17903, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17896 and 17903.

How to find the GCF of 17896 and 17903?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17896 and 17903. After we will calculate the factors of 17896 and 17903 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17896

Prime factors of 17896 are 2, 2237. Prime factorization of 17896 in exponential form is:

17896 = 2³ × 2237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17903

Prime factors of 17903 are 17903. Prime factorization of 17903 in exponential form is:

17903 = 17903¹

Step-3: Factors of 17896

List of positive integer factors of 17896 that divides 17896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2237, 4474, 8948

Step-4: Factors of 17903

List of positive integer factors of 17903 that divides 17896 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17896 and 17903. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17896 and 17903 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 17896 and 17903