What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7278 and 7294?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7278 and 7294 is 2.

GCF(7278,7294) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7278 and 7294, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7278 and 7294.

How to find the GCF of 7278 and 7294?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7278 and 7294. After we will calculate the factors of 7278 and 7294 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7278

Prime factors of 7278 are 2, 3, 1213. Prime factorization of 7278 in exponential form is:

7278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7294

Prime factors of 7294 are 2, 7, 521. Prime factorization of 7294 in exponential form is:

7294 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 7278

List of positive integer factors of 7278 that divides 7278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1213, 2426, 3639

Step-4: Factors of 7294

List of positive integer factors of 7294 that divides 7278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 521, 1042, 3647

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7278 and 7294. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7278 and 7294 is 2.

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