What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1799 and 1803?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1799 and 1803 is 1.

GCF(1799,1803) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1799 and 1803, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1799 and 1803.

How to find the GCF of 1799 and 1803?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1799 and 1803. After we will calculate the factors of 1799 and 1803 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1799

Prime factors of 1799 are 7, 257. Prime factorization of 1799 in exponential form is:

1799 = 7¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1803

Prime factors of 1803 are 3, 601. Prime factorization of 1803 in exponential form is:

1803 = 3¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 1799

List of positive integer factors of 1799 that divides 1799 without a remainder.

1, 7, 257

Step-4: Factors of 1803

List of positive integer factors of 1803 that divides 1799 without a remainder.

1, 3, 601

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1799 and 1803. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1799 and 1803 is 1.

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