What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7236 and 7245?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7236 and 7245 is 9.

GCF(7236,7245) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7236 and 7245, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7236 and 7245.

How to find the GCF of 7236 and 7245?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7236 and 7245. After we will calculate the factors of 7236 and 7245 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7236

Prime factors of 7236 are 2, 3, 67. Prime factorization of 7236 in exponential form is:

7236 = 2² × 3³ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7245

Prime factors of 7245 are 3, 5, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 7245 in exponential form is:

7245 = 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 7236

List of positive integer factors of 7236 that divides 7236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 67, 108, 134, 201, 268, 402, 603, 804, 1206, 1809, 2412, 3618

Step-4: Factors of 7245

List of positive integer factors of 7245 that divides 7236 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 21, 23, 35, 45, 63, 69, 105, 115, 161, 207, 315, 345, 483, 805, 1035, 1449, 2415

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7236 and 7245. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7236 and 7245 is 9.

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