What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1778 and 1784?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1778 and 1784 is 2.

GCF(1778,1784) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1778 and 1784, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1778 and 1784.

How to find the GCF of 1778 and 1784?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1778 and 1784. After we will calculate the factors of 1778 and 1784 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1778

Prime factors of 1778 are 2, 7, 127. Prime factorization of 1778 in exponential form is:

1778 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1784

Prime factors of 1784 are 2, 223. Prime factorization of 1784 in exponential form is:

1784 = 2³ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 1778

List of positive integer factors of 1778 that divides 1778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 127, 254, 889

Step-4: Factors of 1784

List of positive integer factors of 1784 that divides 1778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 223, 446, 892

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1778 and 1784. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1778 and 1784 is 2.

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