What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1791 and 1801?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1791 and 1801 is 1.

GCF(1791,1801) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1791 and 1801, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1791 and 1801.

How to find the GCF of 1791 and 1801?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1791 and 1801. After we will calculate the factors of 1791 and 1801 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1791

Prime factors of 1791 are 3, 199. Prime factorization of 1791 in exponential form is:

1791 = 3² × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1801

Prime factors of 1801 are 1801. Prime factorization of 1801 in exponential form is:

1801 = 1801¹

Step-3: Factors of 1791

List of positive integer factors of 1791 that divides 1791 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 199, 597

Step-4: Factors of 1801

List of positive integer factors of 1801 that divides 1791 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1791 and 1801. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1791 and 1801 is 1.

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