What is the Greatest Common Factor of 727 and 746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 727 and 746 is 1.

GCF(727,746) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 727 and 746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 727 and 746.

How to find the GCF of 727 and 746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 727 and 746. After we will calculate the factors of 727 and 746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 727

Prime factors of 727 are 727. Prime factorization of 727 in exponential form is:

727 = 727¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 746

Prime factors of 746 are 2, 373. Prime factorization of 746 in exponential form is:

746 = 2¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 727

List of positive integer factors of 727 that divides 727 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 746

List of positive integer factors of 746 that divides 727 without a remainder.

1, 2, 373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 727 and 746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 727 and 746 is 1.

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