What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7256 and 7260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7256 and 7260 is 4.

GCF(7256,7260) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7256 and 7260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7256 and 7260.

How to find the GCF of 7256 and 7260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7256 and 7260. After we will calculate the factors of 7256 and 7260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7256

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

7256 = 2³ × 907¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7260

Prime factors of 7260 are 2, 3, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 7260 in exponential form is:

7260 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11²

Step-3: Factors of 7256

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 7260

List of positive integer factors of 7260 that divides 7256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 22, 30, 33, 44, 55, 60, 66, 110, 121, 132, 165, 220, 242, 330, 363, 484, 605, 660, 726, 1210, 1452, 1815, 2420, 3630

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7256 and 7260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7256 and 7260 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7256 and 7260