What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1722 and 1741?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1722 and 1741 is 1.

GCF(1722,1741) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1722 and 1741, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1722 and 1741.

How to find the GCF of 1722 and 1741?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1722 and 1741. After we will calculate the factors of 1722 and 1741 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1722

Prime factors of 1722 are 2, 3, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 1722 in exponential form is:

1722 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1741

Prime factors of 1741 are 1741. Prime factorization of 1741 in exponential form is:

1741 = 1741¹

Step-3: Factors of 1722

List of positive integer factors of 1722 that divides 1722 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 41, 42, 82, 123, 246, 287, 574, 861

Step-4: Factors of 1741

List of positive integer factors of 1741 that divides 1722 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1722 and 1741. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1722 and 1741 is 1.

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