What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1794 and 1798?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1794 and 1798 is 2.

GCF(1794,1798) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1794 and 1798, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1794 and 1798.

How to find the GCF of 1794 and 1798?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1794 and 1798. After we will calculate the factors of 1794 and 1798 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1794

Prime factors of 1794 are 2, 3, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 1794 in exponential form is:

1794 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1798

Prime factors of 1798 are 2, 29, 31. Prime factorization of 1798 in exponential form is:

1798 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 1794

List of positive integer factors of 1794 that divides 1794 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 23, 26, 39, 46, 69, 78, 138, 299, 598, 897

Step-4: Factors of 1798

List of positive integer factors of 1798 that divides 1794 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 31, 58, 62, 899

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1794 and 1798. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1794 and 1798 is 2.

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