What is the Greatest Common Factor of 17972 and 17983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17972 and 17983 is 1.

GCF(17972,17983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 17972 and 17983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 17972 and 17983.

How to find the GCF of 17972 and 17983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 17972 and 17983. After we will calculate the factors of 17972 and 17983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 17972

Prime factors of 17972 are 2, 4493. Prime factorization of 17972 in exponential form is:

17972 = 2² × 4493¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 17983

Prime factors of 17983 are 7, 367. Prime factorization of 17983 in exponential form is:

17983 = 7² × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 17972

List of positive integer factors of 17972 that divides 17972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 4493, 8986

Step-4: Factors of 17983

List of positive integer factors of 17983 that divides 17972 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 367, 2569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17972 and 17983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17972 and 17983 is 1.

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