Greatest Common Factor of 17236 and 17240

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 17236, 17240 i.e. 4 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 17236 and 17240 is 4.

GCF(17236,17240) = 4

GCF of 17236 and 17240

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 17236 and 17240

GCF of 17236 and 17240 is 4

Prime Factorization of 17236


2 17236
2 8618
31 4309
139 139
1

Prime factors of 17236 are 2,31,139. Prime factorization of 17236 in exponential form is:

17236 = 22×311×1391

Prime Factorization of 17240


2 17240
2 8620
2 4310
5 2155
431 431
1

Prime factors of 17240 are 2,5,431. Prime factorization of 17240 in exponential form is:

17240 = 23×51×4311

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 17236 and 17240 is 4

Greatest Common Factor of 17236 and 17240 by matching factors method

Factors of 17236

List of positive integer factors of 17236 that divides 17236 without a remainder.

1,2,4,31,62,124,139,278,556,4309,8618,17236

Factors of 17240

List of positive integer factors of 17240 that divides 17240 without a remainder.

1,2,4,5,8,10,20,40,431,862,1724,2155,3448,4310,8620,17240

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 17236 and 17240. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 17236 and 17240 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 17236 and 17240

Properties of GCF 17236 and 17240

(i) The GCF of 17236 and 17240 is associative

GCF of 17236 and 17240 = GCF of 17240 and 17236

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 17236 and 17240

1. What is the GCF of 17236 and 17240?

Answer: GCF of 17236 and 17240 is 4.

2. What are the Factors of 17236?

Answer: Factors of 17236 are 1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124, 139, 278, 556, 4309, 8618, 17236. There are 12 integers that are factors of 17236. The greatest factor of 17236 is 17236.

3. What are the Factors of 17240?

Answer: Factors of 17240 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 431, 862, 1724, 2155, 3448, 4310, 8620, 17240. There are 16 integers that are factors of 17240. The greatest factor of 17240 is 17240.

4. How to Find the GCF of 17236 and 17240?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 17236 and 17240 = 4

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 17236

17236 = 2 x 2 x 31 x 139

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 17240

17240 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 431

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

GCF = 2 x 2 = 4

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 17236 and 17240 is 4