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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7324 and 7342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7324 and 7342 is 2.

GCF(7324,7342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7324 and 7342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7324 and 7342.

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How to find the GCF of 7324 and 7342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7324 and 7342. After we will calculate the factors of 7324 and 7342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7324

Prime factors of 7324 are 2, 1831. Prime factorization of 7324 in exponential form is:

7324 = 22 × 18311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7342

Prime factors of 7342 are 2, 3671. Prime factorization of 7342 in exponential form is:

7342 = 21 × 36711

Step-3: Factors of 7324

List of positive integer factors of 7324 that divides 7324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1831, 3662

Step-4: Factors of 7342

List of positive integer factors of 7342 that divides 7324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7324 and 7342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7324 and 7342 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7324 and 7342