What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1766 and 1786?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1766 and 1786 is 2.

GCF(1766,1786) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1766 and 1786, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1766 and 1786.

How to find the GCF of 1766 and 1786?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1766 and 1786. After we will calculate the factors of 1766 and 1786 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1766

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

1766 = 2¹ × 883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1786

Prime factors of 1786 are 2, 19, 47. Prime factorization of 1786 in exponential form is:

1786 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 1766

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

1, 2, 883

Step-4: Factors of 1786

List of positive integer factors of 1786 that divides 1766 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 47, 94, 893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1766 and 1786. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1766 and 1786 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1766 and 1786