What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2742 and 2747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2742 and 2747 is 1.

GCF(2742,2747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2742 and 2747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2742 and 2747.

How to find the GCF of 2742 and 2747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2742 and 2747. After we will calculate the factors of 2742 and 2747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2742

Prime factors of 2742 are 2, 3, 457. Prime factorization of 2742 in exponential form is:

2742 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2747

Prime factors of 2747 are 41, 67. Prime factorization of 2747 in exponential form is:

2747 = 41¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 2742

List of positive integer factors of 2742 that divides 2742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 457, 914, 1371

Step-4: Factors of 2747

List of positive integer factors of 2747 that divides 2742 without a remainder.

1, 41, 67

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2742 and 2747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2742 and 2747 is 1.

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