What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1776 and 1789?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1776 and 1789 is 1.

GCF(1776,1789) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1776 and 1789, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1776 and 1789.

How to find the GCF of 1776 and 1789?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1776 and 1789. After we will calculate the factors of 1776 and 1789 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1776

Prime factors of 1776 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 1776 in exponential form is:

1776 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1789

Prime factors of 1789 are 1789. Prime factorization of 1789 in exponential form is:

1789 = 1789¹

Step-3: Factors of 1776

List of positive integer factors of 1776 that divides 1776 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 37, 48, 74, 111, 148, 222, 296, 444, 592, 888

Step-4: Factors of 1789

List of positive integer factors of 1789 that divides 1776 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1776 and 1789. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1776 and 1789 is 1.

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