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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73731 and 73743?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73731 and 73743 is 3.

GCF(73731,73743) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73731 and 73743, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73731 and 73743.

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How to find the GCF of 73731 and 73743?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73731 and 73743. After we will calculate the factors of 73731 and 73743 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73731

Prime factors of 73731 are 3, 7, 3511. Prime factorization of 73731 in exponential form is:

73731 = 31 × 71 × 35111

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73743

Prime factors of 73743 are 3, 47, 523. Prime factorization of 73743 in exponential form is:

73743 = 31 × 471 × 5231

Step-3: Factors of 73731

List of positive integer factors of 73731 that divides 73731 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 3511, 10533, 24577

Step-4: Factors of 73743

List of positive integer factors of 73743 that divides 73731 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 523, 1569, 24581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73731 and 73743. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73731 and 73743 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 73731 and 73743