What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7404 and 7408?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7404 and 7408 is 4.

GCF(7404,7408) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7404 and 7408, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7404 and 7408.

How to find the GCF of 7404 and 7408?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7404 and 7408. After we will calculate the factors of 7404 and 7408 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7404

Prime factors of 7404 are 2, 3, 617. Prime factorization of 7404 in exponential form is:

7404 = 2² × 3¹ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7408

Prime factors of 7408 are 2, 463. Prime factorization of 7408 in exponential form is:

7408 = 2⁴ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 7404

List of positive integer factors of 7404 that divides 7404 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 617, 1234, 1851, 2468, 3702

Step-4: Factors of 7408

List of positive integer factors of 7408 that divides 7404 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 463, 926, 1852, 3704

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7404 and 7408. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7404 and 7408 is 4.

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