What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6001 and 6017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6001 and 6017 is 1.

GCF(6001,6017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6001 and 6017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6001 and 6017.

How to find the GCF of 6001 and 6017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6001 and 6017. After we will calculate the factors of 6001 and 6017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6001

Prime factors of 6001 are 17, 353. Prime factorization of 6001 in exponential form is:

6001 = 17¹ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6017

Prime factors of 6017 are 11, 547. Prime factorization of 6017 in exponential form is:

6017 = 11¹ × 547¹

Step-3: Factors of 6001

List of positive integer factors of 6001 that divides 6001 without a remainder.

1, 17, 353

Step-4: Factors of 6017

List of positive integer factors of 6017 that divides 6001 without a remainder.

1, 11, 547

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6001 and 6017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6001 and 6017 is 1.

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