What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7327 and 7342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7327 and 7342 is 1.

GCF(7327,7342) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7327 and 7342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7327 and 7342.

How to find the GCF of 7327 and 7342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7327 and 7342. After we will calculate the factors of 7327 and 7342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7327

Prime factors of 7327 are 17, 431. Prime factorization of 7327 in exponential form is:

7327 = 17¹ × 431¹

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 7327

List of positive integer factors of 7327 that divides 7327 without a remainder.

1, 17, 431

Step-4: Factors of 7342

List of positive integer factors of 7342 that divides 7327 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7327 and 7342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7327 and 7342 is 1.

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