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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2742 and 2761?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2742 and 2761 is 1.

GCF(2742,2761) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2742 and 2761, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2742 and 2761.

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How to find the GCF of 2742 and 2761?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2742 and 2761. After we will calculate the factors of 2742 and 2761 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 2761

Prime factors of 2761 are 11, 251. Prime factorization of 2761 in exponential form is:

2761 = 111 × 2511

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 2761

List of positive integer factors of 2761 that divides 2742 without a remainder.

1, 11, 251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2742 and 2761. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2742 and 2761 is 1.

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