What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7248 and 7252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7248 and 7252 is 4.

GCF(7248,7252) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7248 and 7252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7248 and 7252.

How to find the GCF of 7248 and 7252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7248 and 7252. After we will calculate the factors of 7248 and 7252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7248

Prime factors of 7248 are 2, 3, 151. Prime factorization of 7248 in exponential form is:

7248 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7252

Prime factors of 7252 are 2, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 7252 in exponential form is:

7252 = 2² × 7² × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 7248

List of positive integer factors of 7248 that divides 7248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 151, 302, 453, 604, 906, 1208, 1812, 2416, 3624

Step-4: Factors of 7252

List of positive integer factors of 7252 that divides 7248 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 37, 49, 74, 98, 148, 196, 259, 518, 1036, 1813, 3626

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7248 and 7252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7248 and 7252 is 4.

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