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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1746 and 1766?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1746 and 1766 is 2.

GCF(1746,1766) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1746 and 1766, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1746 and 1766.

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How to find the GCF of 1746 and 1766?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1746 and 1766. After we will calculate the factors of 1746 and 1766 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1746

Prime factors of 1746 are 2, 3, 97. Prime factorization of 1746 in exponential form is:

1746 = 21 × 32 × 971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1766

Prime factors of 1766 are 2, 883. Prime factorization of 1766 in exponential form is:

1766 = 21 × 8831

Step-3: Factors of 1746

List of positive integer factors of 1746 that divides 1746 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 97, 194, 291, 582, 873

Step-4: Factors of 1766

List of positive integer factors of 1766 that divides 1746 without a remainder.

1, 2, 883

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1746 and 1766. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1746 and 1766 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1746 and 1766