What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1725 and 1738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1725 and 1738 is 1.

GCF(1725,1738) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1725 and 1738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1725 and 1738.

How to find the GCF of 1725 and 1738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1725 and 1738. After we will calculate the factors of 1725 and 1738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1725

Prime factors of 1725 are 3, 5, 23. Prime factorization of 1725 in exponential form is:

1725 = 3¹ × 5² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1738

Prime factors of 1738 are 2, 11, 79. Prime factorization of 1738 in exponential form is:

1738 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 1725

List of positive integer factors of 1725 that divides 1725 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 23, 25, 69, 75, 115, 345, 575

Step-4: Factors of 1738

List of positive integer factors of 1738 that divides 1725 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 79, 158, 869

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1725 and 1738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1725 and 1738 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1725 and 1738