What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1420 and 1437?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1420 and 1437 is 1.

GCF(1420,1437) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1420 and 1437, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1420 and 1437.

How to find the GCF of 1420 and 1437?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1420 and 1437. After we will calculate the factors of 1420 and 1437 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1420

Prime factors of 1420 are 2, 5, 71. Prime factorization of 1420 in exponential form is:

1420 = 2² × 5¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1437

Prime factors of 1437 are 3, 479. Prime factorization of 1437 in exponential form is:

1437 = 3¹ × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 1420

List of positive integer factors of 1420 that divides 1420 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 71, 142, 284, 355, 710

Step-4: Factors of 1437

List of positive integer factors of 1437 that divides 1420 without a remainder.

1, 3, 479

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1420 and 1437. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1420 and 1437 is 1.

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