What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1727 and 1744?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1727 and 1744 is 1.

GCF(1727,1744) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1727 and 1744, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1727 and 1744.

How to find the GCF of 1727 and 1744?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1727 and 1744. After we will calculate the factors of 1727 and 1744 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1727

Prime factors of 1727 are 11, 157. Prime factorization of 1727 in exponential form is:

1727 = 11¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1744

Prime factors of 1744 are 2, 109. Prime factorization of 1744 in exponential form is:

1744 = 2⁴ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 1727

List of positive integer factors of 1727 that divides 1727 without a remainder.

1, 11, 157

Step-4: Factors of 1744

List of positive integer factors of 1744 that divides 1727 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 109, 218, 436, 872

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1727 and 1744. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1727 and 1744 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1727 and 1744