Greatest Common Factor of 17 and 235

GCF(17, 235) = 1, Greatest common factor of 17 and 235 is 1. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 17 and 235. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.

Greatest Common Factor of 17 and 235 by prime factorization method

We will first find the prime factorization of 17 and 235.
Prime Factorization of 17 is 1, 17 and Prime Factorization of 235 is 1, 5, 47.

  • Factorize\( (17) = \) \(1\times 17\)
  • Factorize\( (235) = \) \(1\times 5\times 47\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(17, 235) = 1\times 1 = 1\).

Greatest Common Factor of 17 and 235 by matching factors method

List of positive integers factors of 17 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 17
List of positive integers factors of 235 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 5, 47, 235
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 17 and 235 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 17 and 235 is 1.
\(GCF(17, 235) = 1\).

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