What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7246 and 7262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7246 and 7262 is 2.

GCF(7246,7262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7246 and 7262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7246 and 7262.

How to find the GCF of 7246 and 7262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7246 and 7262. After we will calculate the factors of 7246 and 7262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7246

Prime factors of 7246 are 2, 3623. Prime factorization of 7246 in exponential form is:

7246 = 2¹ × 3623¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7262

Prime factors of 7262 are 2, 3631. Prime factorization of 7262 in exponential form is:

7262 = 2¹ × 3631¹

Step-3: Factors of 7246

List of positive integer factors of 7246 that divides 7246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3623

Step-4: Factors of 7262

List of positive integer factors of 7262 that divides 7246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7246 and 7262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7246 and 7262 is 2.

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