What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7304 and 7312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7304 and 7312 is 8.

GCF(7304,7312) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7304 and 7312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7304 and 7312.

How to find the GCF of 7304 and 7312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7304 and 7312. After we will calculate the factors of 7304 and 7312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7304

Prime factors of 7304 are 2, 11, 83. Prime factorization of 7304 in exponential form is:

7304 = 2³ × 11¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7312

Prime factors of 7312 are 2, 457. Prime factorization of 7312 in exponential form is:

7312 = 2⁴ × 457¹

Step-3: Factors of 7304

List of positive integer factors of 7304 that divides 7304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 83, 88, 166, 332, 664, 913, 1826, 3652

Step-4: Factors of 7312

List of positive integer factors of 7312 that divides 7304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 457, 914, 1828, 3656

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7304 and 7312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7304 and 7312 is 8.

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