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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1721 and 1726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1721 and 1726 is 1.

GCF(1721,1726) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1721 and 1726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1721 and 1726.

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How to find the GCF of 1721 and 1726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1721 and 1726. After we will calculate the factors of 1721 and 1726 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1721

Prime factors of 1721 are 1721. Prime factorization of 1721 in exponential form is:

1721 = 17211

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1726

Prime factors of 1726 are 2, 863. Prime factorization of 1726 in exponential form is:

1726 = 21 × 8631

Step-3: Factors of 1721

List of positive integer factors of 1721 that divides 1721 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 1726

List of positive integer factors of 1726 that divides 1721 without a remainder.

1, 2, 863

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1721 and 1726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1721 and 1726 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1721 and 1726