What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1772 and 1779?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1772 and 1779 is 1.

GCF(1772,1779) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1772 and 1779, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1772 and 1779.

How to find the GCF of 1772 and 1779?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1772 and 1779. After we will calculate the factors of 1772 and 1779 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1772

Prime factors of 1772 are 2, 443. Prime factorization of 1772 in exponential form is:

1772 = 2² × 443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1779

Prime factors of 1779 are 3, 593. Prime factorization of 1779 in exponential form is:

1779 = 3¹ × 593¹

Step-3: Factors of 1772

List of positive integer factors of 1772 that divides 1772 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 443, 886

Step-4: Factors of 1779

List of positive integer factors of 1779 that divides 1772 without a remainder.

1, 3, 593

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1772 and 1779. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1772 and 1779 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1772 and 1779