What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7336 and 7342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7336 and 7342 is 2.

GCF(7336,7342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7336 and 7342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7336 and 7342.

How to find the GCF of 7336 and 7342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7336 and 7342. After we will calculate the factors of 7336 and 7342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7336

Prime factors of 7336 are 2, 7, 131. Prime factorization of 7336 in exponential form is:

7336 = 2³ × 7¹ × 131¹

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 7336

List of positive integer factors of 7336 that divides 7336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 131, 262, 524, 917, 1048, 1834, 3668

Step-4: Factors of 7342

List of positive integer factors of 7342 that divides 7336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7336 and 7342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7336 and 7342 is 2.

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