What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7372 and 7386?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7372 and 7386 is 2.

GCF(7372,7386) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7372 and 7386, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7372 and 7386.

How to find the GCF of 7372 and 7386?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7372 and 7386. After we will calculate the factors of 7372 and 7386 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7372

Prime factors of 7372 are 2, 19, 97. Prime factorization of 7372 in exponential form is:

7372 = 2² × 19¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7386

Prime factors of 7386 are 2, 3, 1231. Prime factorization of 7386 in exponential form is:

7386 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1231¹

Step-3: Factors of 7372

List of positive integer factors of 7372 that divides 7372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 97, 194, 388, 1843, 3686

Step-4: Factors of 7386

List of positive integer factors of 7386 that divides 7372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1231, 2462, 3693

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7372 and 7386. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7372 and 7386 is 2.

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