What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34742 and 34759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34742 and 34759 is 1.

GCF(34742,34759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34742 and 34759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34742 and 34759.

How to find the GCF of 34742 and 34759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34742 and 34759. After we will calculate the factors of 34742 and 34759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34742

Prime factors of 34742 are 2, 29, 599. Prime factorization of 34742 in exponential form is:

34742 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34759

Prime factors of 34759 are 34759. Prime factorization of 34759 in exponential form is:

34759 = 34759¹

Step-3: Factors of 34742

List of positive integer factors of 34742 that divides 34742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 599, 1198, 17371

Step-4: Factors of 34759

List of positive integer factors of 34759 that divides 34742 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34742 and 34759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34742 and 34759 is 1.

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