What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7272 and 7292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7272 and 7292 is 4.

GCF(7272,7292) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7272 and 7292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7272 and 7292.

How to find the GCF of 7272 and 7292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7272 and 7292. After we will calculate the factors of 7272 and 7292 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 7292

Prime factors of 7292 are 2, 1823. Prime factorization of 7292 in exponential form is:

7292 = 2² × 1823¹

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 7292

List of positive integer factors of 7292 that divides 7272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1823, 3646

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7272 and 7292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7272 and 7292 is 4.

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