What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7300 and 7318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7300 and 7318 is 2.

GCF(7300,7318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7300 and 7318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7300 and 7318.

How to find the GCF of 7300 and 7318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7300 and 7318. After we will calculate the factors of 7300 and 7318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7300

Prime factors of 7300 are 2, 5, 73. Prime factorization of 7300 in exponential form is:

7300 = 2² × 5² × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7318

Prime factors of 7318 are 2, 3659. Prime factorization of 7318 in exponential form is:

7318 = 2¹ × 3659¹

Step-3: Factors of 7300

List of positive integer factors of 7300 that divides 7300 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 73, 100, 146, 292, 365, 730, 1460, 1825, 3650

Step-4: Factors of 7318

List of positive integer factors of 7318 that divides 7300 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3659

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7300 and 7318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7300 and 7318 is 2.

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