What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7272 and 7282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7272 and 7282 is 2.

GCF(7272,7282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7272 and 7282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7272 and 7282.

How to find the GCF of 7272 and 7282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7272 and 7282. After we will calculate the factors of 7272 and 7282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7272

Prime factors of 7272 are 2, 3, 101. Prime factorization of 7272 in exponential form is:

7272 = 2³ × 3² × 101¹

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 7272

List of positive integer factors of 7272 that divides 7272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 101, 202, 303, 404, 606, 808, 909, 1212, 1818, 2424, 3636

Step-4: Factors of 7282

List of positive integer factors of 7282 that divides 7272 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7272 and 7282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7272 and 7282 is 2.

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