What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20730 and 20746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20730 and 20746 is 2.

GCF(20730,20746) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20730 and 20746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20730 and 20746.

How to find the GCF of 20730 and 20746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20730 and 20746. After we will calculate the factors of 20730 and 20746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20730

Prime factors of 20730 are 2, 3, 5, 691. Prime factorization of 20730 in exponential form is:

20730 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20746

Prime factors of 20746 are 2, 11, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 20746 in exponential form is:

20746 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 20730

List of positive integer factors of 20730 that divides 20730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 691, 1382, 2073, 3455, 4146, 6910, 10365

Step-4: Factors of 20746

List of positive integer factors of 20746 that divides 20730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 41, 46, 82, 253, 451, 506, 902, 943, 1886, 10373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20730 and 20746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20730 and 20746 is 2.

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