Greatest Common Factor of 17 and 23

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 17, 23 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17 and 23 is 1.

GCF(17,23) = 1

GCF of 17 and 23

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
and

Greatest Common Factor of 17 and 23

GCF of 17 and 23 is 1

Prime Factorization of 17


17 17
1

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

17 = 171

Prime Factorization of 23


23 23
1

Prime factors of 23 are 23.Prime factorization of 23 in exponential form is:

23 = 231

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 17 and 23 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 17 and 23 by matching factors method

Factors of 17

List of positive integer factors of 17 that divides 17 without a remainder.

1,17

Factors of 23

List of positive integer factors of 23 that divides 23 without a remainder.

1,23

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17 and 23. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17 and 23 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 17 and 23

Properties of GCF 17 and 23

(i) The GCF of 17 and 23 is associative

GCF of 17 and 23 = GCF of 23 and 17

Related Greatest Common Factor of 17

Related Greatest Common Factor of 23

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 17 and 23

1. What is the GCF of 17 and 23?

Answer: GCF of 17 and 23 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 17?

Answer: Factors of 17 are 1, 17. There are 2 integers that are factors of 17. The greatest factor of 17 is 17.

3. What are the Factors of 23?

Answer: Factors of 23 are 1, 23. There are 2 integers that are factors of 23. The greatest factor of 23 is 23.

4. How to Find the GCF of 17 and 23?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 17 and 23 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 17

17 = 17

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 23

23 = 23

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 17 and 23 is 1