What is the Greatest Common Factor of 729 and 738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 729 and 738 is 9.

GCF(729,738) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 729 and 738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 729 and 738.

How to find the GCF of 729 and 738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 729 and 738. After we will calculate the factors of 729 and 738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 729

Prime factors of 729 are 3. Prime factorization of 729 in exponential form is:

729 = 3⁶

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 738

Prime factors of 738 are 2, 3, 41. Prime factorization of 738 in exponential form is:

738 = 2¹ × 3² × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 729

List of positive integer factors of 729 that divides 729 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243

Step-4: Factors of 738

List of positive integer factors of 738 that divides 729 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 41, 82, 123, 246, 369

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 729 and 738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 729 and 738 is 9.

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