What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1779 and 1787?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1779 and 1787 is 1.

GCF(1779,1787) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1779 and 1787, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1779 and 1787.

How to find the GCF of 1779 and 1787?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1779 and 1787. After we will calculate the factors of 1779 and 1787 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1779

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

1779 = 3¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1787

Prime factors of 1787 are 1787. Prime factorization of 1787 in exponential form is:

1787 = 1787¹

Step-3: Factors of 1779

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

1, 3, 593

Step-4: Factors of 1787

List of positive integer factors of 1787 that divides 1779 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1779 and 1787. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1779 and 1787 is 1.

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