What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7266 and 7286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7266 and 7286 is 2.

GCF(7266,7286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7266 and 7286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7266 and 7286.

How to find the GCF of 7266 and 7286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7266 and 7286. After we will calculate the factors of 7266 and 7286 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 7286

Prime factors of 7286 are 2, 3643. Prime factorization of 7286 in exponential form is:

7286 = 2¹ × 3643¹

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 7286

List of positive integer factors of 7286 that divides 7266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7266 and 7286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7266 and 7286 is 2.

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