What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1782 and 1794?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1782 and 1794 is 6.

GCF(1782,1794) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1782 and 1794, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1782 and 1794.

How to find the GCF of 1782 and 1794?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1782 and 1794. After we will calculate the factors of 1782 and 1794 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1782

Prime factors of 1782 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 1782 in exponential form is:

1782 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1794

Prime factors of 1794 are 2, 3, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 1794 in exponential form is:

1794 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 1782

List of positive integer factors of 1782 that divides 1782 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 33, 54, 66, 81, 99, 162, 198, 297, 594, 891

Step-4: Factors of 1794

List of positive integer factors of 1794 that divides 1782 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 23, 26, 39, 46, 69, 78, 138, 299, 598, 897

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1782 and 1794. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1782 and 1794 is 6.

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