What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1740 and 1753?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1740 and 1753 is 1.

GCF(1740,1753) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1740 and 1753, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1740 and 1753.

How to find the GCF of 1740 and 1753?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1740 and 1753. After we will calculate the factors of 1740 and 1753 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1753

Prime factors of 1753 are 1753. Prime factorization of 1753 in exponential form is:

1753 = 1753¹

Step-3: Factors of 1740

List of positive integer factors of 1740 that divides 1740 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

Step-4: Factors of 1753

List of positive integer factors of 1753 that divides 1740 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1740 and 1753. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1740 and 1753 is 1.

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