What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1372 and 1382?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1372 and 1382 is 2.

GCF(1372,1382) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1372 and 1382, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1372 and 1382.

How to find the GCF of 1372 and 1382?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1372 and 1382. After we will calculate the factors of 1372 and 1382 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1372

Prime factors of 1372 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 1372 in exponential form is:

1372 = 2² × 7³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1382

Prime factors of 1382 are 2, 691. Prime factorization of 1382 in exponential form is:

1382 = 2¹ × 691¹

Step-3: Factors of 1372

List of positive integer factors of 1372 that divides 1372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 343, 686

Step-4: Factors of 1382

List of positive integer factors of 1382 that divides 1372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 691

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1372 and 1382. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1372 and 1382 is 2.

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