What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7356 and 7376?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7356 and 7376 is 4.

GCF(7356,7376) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7356 and 7376, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7356 and 7376.

How to find the GCF of 7356 and 7376?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7356 and 7376. After we will calculate the factors of 7356 and 7376 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 7376

Prime factors of 7376 are 2, 461. Prime factorization of 7376 in exponential form is:

7376 = 2⁴ × 461¹

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 7376

List of positive integer factors of 7376 that divides 7356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 461, 922, 1844, 3688

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7356 and 7376. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7356 and 7376 is 4.

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