What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71908 and 71917?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71908 and 71917 is 1.

GCF(71908,71917) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71908 and 71917, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71908 and 71917.

How to find the GCF of 71908 and 71917?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71908 and 71917. After we will calculate the factors of 71908 and 71917 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71908

Prime factors of 71908 are 2, 17977. Prime factorization of 71908 in exponential form is:

71908 = 2² × 17977¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71917

Prime factors of 71917 are 71917. Prime factorization of 71917 in exponential form is:

71917 = 71917¹

Step-3: Factors of 71908

List of positive integer factors of 71908 that divides 71908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17977, 35954

Step-4: Factors of 71917

List of positive integer factors of 71917 that divides 71908 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71908 and 71917. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71908 and 71917 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 71908 and 71917