What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1744 and 1759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1744 and 1759 is 1.

GCF(1744,1759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1744 and 1759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1744 and 1759.

How to find the GCF of 1744 and 1759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1744 and 1759. After we will calculate the factors of 1744 and 1759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1744

Prime factors of 1744 are 2, 109. Prime factorization of 1744 in exponential form is:

1744 = 2⁴ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1759

Prime factors of 1759 are 1759. Prime factorization of 1759 in exponential form is:

1759 = 1759¹

Step-3: Factors of 1744

List of positive integer factors of 1744 that divides 1744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 109, 218, 436, 872

Step-4: Factors of 1759

List of positive integer factors of 1759 that divides 1744 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1744 and 1759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1744 and 1759 is 1.

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