What is the Greatest Common Factor of 735 and 748?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 735 and 748 is 1.

GCF(735,748) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 735 and 748, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 735 and 748.

How to find the GCF of 735 and 748?

We will first find the prime factorization of 735 and 748. After we will calculate the factors of 735 and 748 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 735

Prime factors of 735 are 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 735 in exponential form is:

735 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 748

Prime factors of 748 are 2, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 748 in exponential form is:

748 = 2² × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 735

List of positive integer factors of 735 that divides 735 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35, 49, 105, 147, 245

Step-4: Factors of 748

List of positive integer factors of 748 that divides 735 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 17, 22, 34, 44, 68, 187, 374

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 735 and 748. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 735 and 748 is 1.

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