What is the Greatest Common Factor of 729 and 739?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 729 and 739 is 1.

GCF(729,739) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 729 and 739, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 729 and 739.

How to find the GCF of 729 and 739?

We will first find the prime factorization of 729 and 739. After we will calculate the factors of 729 and 739 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 739

Prime factors of 739 are 739. Prime factorization of 739 in exponential form is:

739 = 739¹

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 739

List of positive integer factors of 739 that divides 729 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 729 and 739. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 729 and 739 is 1.

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