What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1740 and 1747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1740 and 1747 is 1.

GCF(1740,1747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1740 and 1747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1740 and 1747.

How to find the GCF of 1740 and 1747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1740 and 1747. After we will calculate the factors of 1740 and 1747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1740

Prime factors of 1740 are 2, 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 1740 in exponential form is:

1740 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1747

Prime factors of 1747 are 1747. Prime factorization of 1747 in exponential form is:

1747 = 1747¹

Step-3: Factors of 1740

List of positive integer factors of 1740 that divides 1740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 29, 30, 58, 60, 87, 116, 145, 174, 290, 348, 435, 580, 870

Step-4: Factors of 1747

List of positive integer factors of 1747 that divides 1740 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1740 and 1747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1740 and 1747 is 1.

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