What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1744 and 1761?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1744 and 1761 is 1.

GCF(1744,1761) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1744 and 1761, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1744 and 1761.

How to find the GCF of 1744 and 1761?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1744 and 1761. After we will calculate the factors of 1744 and 1761 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 1761

Prime factors of 1761 are 3, 587. Prime factorization of 1761 in exponential form is:

1761 = 3¹ × 587¹

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 1761

List of positive integer factors of 1761 that divides 1744 without a remainder.

1, 3, 587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1744 and 1761. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1744 and 1761 is 1.

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