What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36741 and 36761?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36741 and 36761 is 1.

GCF(36741,36761) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 36741 and 36761, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 36741 and 36761.

How to find the GCF of 36741 and 36761?

We will first find the prime factorization of 36741 and 36761. After we will calculate the factors of 36741 and 36761 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 36741

Prime factors of 36741 are 3, 37, 331. Prime factorization of 36741 in exponential form is:

36741 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 36761

Prime factors of 36761 are 36761. Prime factorization of 36761 in exponential form is:

36761 = 36761¹

Step-3: Factors of 36741

List of positive integer factors of 36741 that divides 36741 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 331, 993, 12247

Step-4: Factors of 36761

List of positive integer factors of 36761 that divides 36741 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 36741 and 36761. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36741 and 36761 is 1.

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