What is the Greatest Common Factor of 730 and 749?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 730 and 749 is 1.

GCF(730,749) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 730 and 749, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 730 and 749.

How to find the GCF of 730 and 749?

We will first find the prime factorization of 730 and 749. After we will calculate the factors of 730 and 749 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 730

Prime factors of 730 are 2, 5, 73. Prime factorization of 730 in exponential form is:

730 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 749

Prime factors of 749 are 7, 107. Prime factorization of 749 in exponential form is:

749 = 7¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 730

List of positive integer factors of 730 that divides 730 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 73, 146, 365

Step-4: Factors of 749

List of positive integer factors of 749 that divides 730 without a remainder.

1, 7, 107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 730 and 749. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 730 and 749 is 1.

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