What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7329 and 7338?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7329 and 7338 is 3.

GCF(7329,7338) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7329 and 7338, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7329 and 7338.

How to find the GCF of 7329 and 7338?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7329 and 7338. After we will calculate the factors of 7329 and 7338 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7329

Prime factors of 7329 are 3, 7, 349. Prime factorization of 7329 in exponential form is:

7329 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7338

Prime factors of 7338 are 2, 3, 1223. Prime factorization of 7338 in exponential form is:

7338 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1223¹

Step-3: Factors of 7329

List of positive integer factors of 7329 that divides 7329 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 349, 1047, 2443

Step-4: Factors of 7338

List of positive integer factors of 7338 that divides 7329 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1223, 2446, 3669

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7329 and 7338. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7329 and 7338 is 3.

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