What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7266 and 7279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7266 and 7279 is 1.

GCF(7266,7279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7266 and 7279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7266 and 7279.

How to find the GCF of 7266 and 7279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7266 and 7279. After we will calculate the factors of 7266 and 7279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7266

Prime factors of 7266 are 2, 3, 7, 173. Prime factorization of 7266 in exponential form is:

7266 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7279

Prime factors of 7279 are 29, 251. Prime factorization of 7279 in exponential form is:

7279 = 29¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 7266

List of positive integer factors of 7266 that divides 7266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 173, 346, 519, 1038, 1211, 2422, 3633

Step-4: Factors of 7279

List of positive integer factors of 7279 that divides 7266 without a remainder.

1, 29, 251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7266 and 7279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7266 and 7279 is 1.

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