Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 7 and 17
We here at the Fraction Calculator often determine the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for numbers such as 7 and 17, because we use the GCF to lower the denominators of our fractions.
The Greatest Common Factor of 7 and 17 is the greatest number (factor) that you can evenly divide both 7 and 17 by.
To find the Greatest Common Factor of 7 and 17, we first have to identify all the factors of each number. Then we see which factors they have in common, and finally we pick the largest number they have in common, which is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 7 and 17.
The factors of 7 are 1 and 7. The factors of 17 are 1 and 17. The highest factor they have in common is 1. Therefore, the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 7 and 17 is as follows:
GCF(7,17) = 1
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