What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7356 and 7362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7356 and 7362 is 6.

GCF(7356,7362) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7356 and 7362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7356 and 7362.

How to find the GCF of 7356 and 7362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7356 and 7362. After we will calculate the factors of 7356 and 7362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7356

Prime factors of 7356 are 2, 3, 613. Prime factorization of 7356 in exponential form is:

7356 = 2² × 3¹ × 613¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7362

Prime factors of 7362 are 2, 3, 409. Prime factorization of 7362 in exponential form is:

7362 = 2¹ × 3² × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 7356

List of positive integer factors of 7356 that divides 7356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 613, 1226, 1839, 2452, 3678

Step-4: Factors of 7362

List of positive integer factors of 7362 that divides 7356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 409, 818, 1227, 2454, 3681

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7356 and 7362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7356 and 7362 is 6.

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