What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7172 and 7177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7172 and 7177 is 1.

GCF(7172,7177) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7172 and 7177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7172 and 7177.

How to find the GCF of 7172 and 7177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7172 and 7177. After we will calculate the factors of 7172 and 7177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7172

Prime factors of 7172 are 2, 11, 163. Prime factorization of 7172 in exponential form is:

7172 = 2² × 11¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7177

Prime factors of 7177 are 7177. Prime factorization of 7177 in exponential form is:

7177 = 7177¹

Step-3: Factors of 7172

List of positive integer factors of 7172 that divides 7172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 163, 326, 652, 1793, 3586

Step-4: Factors of 7177

List of positive integer factors of 7177 that divides 7172 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7172 and 7177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7172 and 7177 is 1.

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