What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63172 and 63187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63172 and 63187 is 1.

GCF(63172,63187) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63172 and 63187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63172 and 63187.

How to find the GCF of 63172 and 63187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63172 and 63187. After we will calculate the factors of 63172 and 63187 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63172

Prime factors of 63172 are 2, 17, 929. Prime factorization of 63172 in exponential form is:

63172 = 2² × 17¹ × 929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63187

Prime factors of 63187 are 179, 353. Prime factorization of 63187 in exponential form is:

63187 = 179¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 63172

List of positive integer factors of 63172 that divides 63172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 929, 1858, 3716, 15793, 31586

Step-4: Factors of 63187

List of positive integer factors of 63187 that divides 63172 without a remainder.

1, 179, 353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63172 and 63187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63172 and 63187 is 1.

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