What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2731 and 2736?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2731 and 2736 is 1.

GCF(2731,2736) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2731 and 2736, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2731 and 2736.

How to find the GCF of 2731 and 2736?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2731 and 2736. After we will calculate the factors of 2731 and 2736 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2731

Prime factors of 2731 are 2731. Prime factorization of 2731 in exponential form is:

2731 = 2731¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2736

Prime factors of 2736 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 2736 in exponential form is:

2736 = 2⁴ × 3² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 2731

List of positive integer factors of 2731 that divides 2731 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 2736

List of positive integer factors of 2736 that divides 2731 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 19, 24, 36, 38, 48, 57, 72, 76, 114, 144, 152, 171, 228, 304, 342, 456, 684, 912, 1368

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2731 and 2736. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2731 and 2736 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2731 and 2736