What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34 and 47?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34 and 47 is 1.

GCF(34,47) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34 and 47, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34 and 47.

How to find the GCF of 34 and 47?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34 and 47. After we will calculate the factors of 34 and 47 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34

Prime factors of 34 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 34 in exponential form is:

34 = 2¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47

Prime factors of 47 are 47. Prime factorization of 47 in exponential form is:

47 = 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 34

List of positive integer factors of 34 that divides 34 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17

Step-4: Factors of 47

List of positive integer factors of 47 that divides 34 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34 and 47. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34 and 47 is 1.

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