What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7336 and 7343?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7336 and 7343 is 7.

GCF(7336,7343) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7336 and 7343, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7336 and 7343.

How to find the GCF of 7336 and 7343?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7336 and 7343. After we will calculate the factors of 7336 and 7343 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 7343

Prime factors of 7343 are 7, 1049. Prime factorization of 7343 in exponential form is:

7343 = 7¹ × 1049¹

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 7343

List of positive integer factors of 7343 that divides 7336 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1049

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7336 and 7343. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7336 and 7343 is 7.

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