What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1773 and 1785?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1773 and 1785 is 3.

GCF(1773,1785) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1773 and 1785, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1773 and 1785.

How to find the GCF of 1773 and 1785?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1773 and 1785. After we will calculate the factors of 1773 and 1785 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1773

Prime factors of 1773 are 3, 197. Prime factorization of 1773 in exponential form is:

1773 = 3² × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1785

Prime factors of 1785 are 3, 5, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 1785 in exponential form is:

1785 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 1773

List of positive integer factors of 1773 that divides 1773 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 197, 591

Step-4: Factors of 1785

List of positive integer factors of 1785 that divides 1773 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 21, 35, 51, 85, 105, 119, 255, 357, 595

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1773 and 1785. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1773 and 1785 is 3.

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