What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34159 and 34172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34159 and 34172 is 1.

GCF(34159,34172) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34159 and 34172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34159 and 34172.

How to find the GCF of 34159 and 34172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34159 and 34172. After we will calculate the factors of 34159 and 34172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34159

Prime factors of 34159 are 34159. Prime factorization of 34159 in exponential form is:

34159 = 34159¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34172

Prime factors of 34172 are 2, 8543. Prime factorization of 34172 in exponential form is:

34172 = 2² × 8543¹

Step-3: Factors of 34159

List of positive integer factors of 34159 that divides 34159 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 34172

List of positive integer factors of 34172 that divides 34159 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8543, 17086

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34159 and 34172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34159 and 34172 is 1.

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