What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7236 and 7254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7236 and 7254 is 18.

GCF(7236,7254) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7236 and 7254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7236 and 7254.

How to find the GCF of 7236 and 7254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7236 and 7254. After we will calculate the factors of 7236 and 7254 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 7254

Prime factors of 7254 are 2, 3, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 7254 in exponential form is:

7254 = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 31¹

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 7254

List of positive integer factors of 7254 that divides 7236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 31, 39, 62, 78, 93, 117, 186, 234, 279, 403, 558, 806, 1209, 2418, 3627

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7236 and 7254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7236 and 7254 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7236 and 7254