What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7284 and 7296?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7284 and 7296 is 12.

GCF(7284,7296) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7284 and 7296, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7284 and 7296.

How to find the GCF of 7284 and 7296?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7284 and 7296. After we will calculate the factors of 7284 and 7296 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7284

Prime factors of 7284 are 2, 3, 607. Prime factorization of 7284 in exponential form is:

7284 = 2² × 3¹ × 607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7296

Prime factors of 7296 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 7296 in exponential form is:

7296 = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 7284

List of positive integer factors of 7284 that divides 7284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 607, 1214, 1821, 2428, 3642

Step-4: Factors of 7296

List of positive integer factors of 7296 that divides 7284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 19, 24, 32, 38, 48, 57, 64, 76, 96, 114, 128, 152, 192, 228, 304, 384, 456, 608, 912, 1216, 1824, 2432, 3648

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7284 and 7296. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7284 and 7296 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7284 and 7296