What is the Greatest Common Factor of 741 and 754?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 741 and 754 is 13.

GCF(741,754) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 741 and 754, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 741 and 754.

How to find the GCF of 741 and 754?

We will first find the prime factorization of 741 and 754. After we will calculate the factors of 741 and 754 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 741

Prime factors of 741 are 3, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 741 in exponential form is:

741 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 754

Prime factors of 754 are 2, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 754 in exponential form is:

754 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 741

List of positive integer factors of 741 that divides 741 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 19, 39, 57, 247

Step-4: Factors of 754

List of positive integer factors of 754 that divides 741 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 29, 58, 377

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 741 and 754. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 741 and 754 is 13.

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