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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1730 and 1740?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1730 and 1740 is 10.

GCF(1730,1740) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1730 and 1740, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1730 and 1740.

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How to find the GCF of 1730 and 1740?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1730 and 1740. After we will calculate the factors of 1730 and 1740 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1730

Prime factors of 1730 are 2, 5, 173. Prime factorization of 1730 in exponential form is:

1730 = 21 × 51 × 1731

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1740

Prime factors of 1740 are 2, 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 1740 in exponential form is:

1740 = 22 × 31 × 51 × 291

Step-3: Factors of 1730

List of positive integer factors of 1730 that divides 1730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 173, 346, 865

Step-4: Factors of 1740

List of positive integer factors of 1740 that divides 1730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 29, 30, 58, 60, 87, 116, 145, 174, 290, 348, 435, 580, 870

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1730 and 1740. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1730 and 1740 is 10.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1730 and 1740