What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10722 and 10742?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10722 and 10742 is 2.

GCF(10722,10742) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10722 and 10742, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10722 and 10742.

How to find the GCF of 10722 and 10742?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10722 and 10742. After we will calculate the factors of 10722 and 10742 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10722

Prime factors of 10722 are 2, 3, 1787. Prime factorization of 10722 in exponential form is:

10722 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10742

Prime factors of 10742 are 2, 41, 131. Prime factorization of 10742 in exponential form is:

10742 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 10722

List of positive integer factors of 10722 that divides 10722 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1787, 3574, 5361

Step-4: Factors of 10742

List of positive integer factors of 10742 that divides 10722 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 131, 262, 5371

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10722 and 10742. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10722 and 10742 is 2.

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