What is the Greatest Common Factor of 735 and 753?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 735 and 753 is 3.

GCF(735,753) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 735 and 753, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 735 and 753.

How to find the GCF of 735 and 753?

We will first find the prime factorization of 735 and 753. After we will calculate the factors of 735 and 753 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 735

Prime factors of 735 are 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 735 in exponential form is:

735 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 753

Prime factors of 753 are 3, 251. Prime factorization of 753 in exponential form is:

753 = 3¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 735

List of positive integer factors of 735 that divides 735 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35, 49, 105, 147, 245

Step-4: Factors of 753

List of positive integer factors of 753 that divides 735 without a remainder.

1, 3, 251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 735 and 753. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 735 and 753 is 3.

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