What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7271 and 7282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7271 and 7282 is 11.

GCF(7271,7282) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7271 and 7282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7271 and 7282.

How to find the GCF of 7271 and 7282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7271 and 7282. After we will calculate the factors of 7271 and 7282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7271

Prime factors of 7271 are 11, 661. Prime factorization of 7271 in exponential form is:

7271 = 11¹ × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7282

Prime factors of 7282 are 2, 11, 331. Prime factorization of 7282 in exponential form is:

7282 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 7271

List of positive integer factors of 7271 that divides 7271 without a remainder.

1, 11, 661

Step-4: Factors of 7282

List of positive integer factors of 7282 that divides 7271 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 331, 662, 3641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7271 and 7282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7271 and 7282 is 11.

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