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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 726 and 737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 726 and 737 is 11.

GCF(726,737) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 726 and 737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 726 and 737.

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How to find the GCF of 726 and 737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 726 and 737. After we will calculate the factors of 726 and 737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 726

Prime factors of 726 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 726 in exponential form is:

726 = 21 × 31 × 112

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 737

Prime factors of 737 are 11, 67. Prime factorization of 737 in exponential form is:

737 = 111 × 671

Step-3: Factors of 726

List of positive integer factors of 726 that divides 726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 121, 242, 363

Step-4: Factors of 737

List of positive integer factors of 737 that divides 726 without a remainder.

1, 11, 67

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 726 and 737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 726 and 737 is 11.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 726 and 737