What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83742 and 83759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83742 and 83759 is 17.

GCF(83742,83759) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83742 and 83759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83742 and 83759.

How to find the GCF of 83742 and 83759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83742 and 83759. After we will calculate the factors of 83742 and 83759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83742

Prime factors of 83742 are 2, 3, 17, 821. Prime factorization of 83742 in exponential form is:

83742 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83759

Prime factors of 83759 are 13, 17, 379. Prime factorization of 83759 in exponential form is:

83759 = 13¹ × 17¹ × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 83742

List of positive integer factors of 83742 that divides 83742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 821, 1642, 2463, 4926, 13957, 27914, 41871

Step-4: Factors of 83759

List of positive integer factors of 83759 that divides 83742 without a remainder.

1, 13, 17, 221, 379, 4927, 6443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83742 and 83759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83742 and 83759 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 83742 and 83759