What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25731 and 25743?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25731 and 25743 is 3.

GCF(25731,25743) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25731 and 25743, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25731 and 25743.

How to find the GCF of 25731 and 25743?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25731 and 25743. After we will calculate the factors of 25731 and 25743 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25731

Prime factors of 25731 are 3, 953. Prime factorization of 25731 in exponential form is:

25731 = 3³ × 953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25743

Prime factors of 25743 are 3, 8581. Prime factorization of 25743 in exponential form is:

25743 = 3¹ × 8581¹

Step-3: Factors of 25731

List of positive integer factors of 25731 that divides 25731 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 953, 2859, 8577

Step-4: Factors of 25743

List of positive integer factors of 25743 that divides 25731 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25731 and 25743. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25731 and 25743 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 25731 and 25743