What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1732 and 1752?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1732 and 1752 is 4.

GCF(1732,1752) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1732 and 1752, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1732 and 1752.

How to find the GCF of 1732 and 1752?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1732 and 1752. After we will calculate the factors of 1732 and 1752 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1732

Prime factors of 1732 are 2, 433. Prime factorization of 1732 in exponential form is:

1732 = 2² × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1752

Prime factors of 1752 are 2, 3, 73. Prime factorization of 1752 in exponential form is:

1752 = 2³ × 3¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 1732

List of positive integer factors of 1732 that divides 1732 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 433, 866

Step-4: Factors of 1752

List of positive integer factors of 1752 that divides 1732 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 73, 146, 219, 292, 438, 584, 876

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1732 and 1752. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1732 and 1752 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1732 and 1752