What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20401 and 20417?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20401 and 20417 is 1.

GCF(20401,20417) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20401 and 20417, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20401 and 20417.

How to find the GCF of 20401 and 20417?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20401 and 20417. After we will calculate the factors of 20401 and 20417 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20401

Prime factors of 20401 are 23, 887. Prime factorization of 20401 in exponential form is:

20401 = 23¹ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20417

Prime factors of 20417 are 17, 1201. Prime factorization of 20417 in exponential form is:

20417 = 17¹ × 1201¹

Step-3: Factors of 20401

List of positive integer factors of 20401 that divides 20401 without a remainder.

1, 23, 887

Step-4: Factors of 20417

List of positive integer factors of 20417 that divides 20401 without a remainder.

1, 17, 1201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20401 and 20417. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20401 and 20417 is 1.

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