What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7241 and 7256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7241 and 7256 is 1.

GCF(7241,7256) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7241 and 7256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7241 and 7256.

How to find the GCF of 7241 and 7256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7241 and 7256. After we will calculate the factors of 7241 and 7256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7241

Prime factors of 7241 are 13, 557. Prime factorization of 7241 in exponential form is:

7241 = 13¹ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7256

Prime factors of 7256 are 2, 907. Prime factorization of 7256 in exponential form is:

7256 = 2³ × 907¹

Step-3: Factors of 7241

List of positive integer factors of 7241 that divides 7241 without a remainder.

1, 13, 557

Step-4: Factors of 7256

List of positive integer factors of 7256 that divides 7241 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 907, 1814, 3628

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7241 and 7256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7241 and 7256 is 1.

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