What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1752 and 1766?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1752 and 1766 is 2.

GCF(1752,1766) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1752 and 1766, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1752 and 1766.

How to find the GCF of 1752 and 1766?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1752 and 1766. After we will calculate the factors of 1752 and 1766 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1752

Prime factors of 1752 are 2, 3, 73. Prime factorization of 1752 in exponential form is:

1752 = 2³ × 3¹ × 73¹

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 1752

List of positive integer factors of 1752 that divides 1752 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 73, 146, 219, 292, 438, 584, 876

Step-4: Factors of 1766

List of positive integer factors of 1766 that divides 1752 without a remainder.

1, 2, 883

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1752 and 1766. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1752 and 1766 is 2.

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