What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20738 and 20744?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20738 and 20744 is 2.

GCF(20738,20744) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20738 and 20744, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20738 and 20744.

How to find the GCF of 20738 and 20744?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20738 and 20744. After we will calculate the factors of 20738 and 20744 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20738

Prime factors of 20738 are 2, 10369. Prime factorization of 20738 in exponential form is:

20738 = 2¹ × 10369¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20744

Prime factors of 20744 are 2, 2593. Prime factorization of 20744 in exponential form is:

20744 = 2³ × 2593¹

Step-3: Factors of 20738

List of positive integer factors of 20738 that divides 20738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 10369

Step-4: Factors of 20744

List of positive integer factors of 20744 that divides 20738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 2593, 5186, 10372

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20738 and 20744. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20738 and 20744 is 2.

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