What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20739 and 20745?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20739 and 20745 is 3.

GCF(20739,20745) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20739 and 20745, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20739 and 20745.

How to find the GCF of 20739 and 20745?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20739 and 20745. After we will calculate the factors of 20739 and 20745 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20739

Prime factors of 20739 are 3, 31, 223. Prime factorization of 20739 in exponential form is:

20739 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20745

Prime factors of 20745 are 3, 5, 461. Prime factorization of 20745 in exponential form is:

20745 = 3² × 5¹ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 20739

List of positive integer factors of 20739 that divides 20739 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 223, 669, 6913

Step-4: Factors of 20745

List of positive integer factors of 20745 that divides 20739 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 461, 1383, 2305, 4149, 6915

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20739 and 20745. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20739 and 20745 is 3.

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