What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7426 and 7432?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7426 and 7432 is 2.

GCF(7426,7432) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7426 and 7432, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7426 and 7432.

How to find the GCF of 7426 and 7432?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7426 and 7432. After we will calculate the factors of 7426 and 7432 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7426

Prime factors of 7426 are 2, 47, 79. Prime factorization of 7426 in exponential form is:

7426 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7432

Prime factors of 7432 are 2, 929. Prime factorization of 7432 in exponential form is:

7432 = 2³ × 929¹

Step-3: Factors of 7426

List of positive integer factors of 7426 that divides 7426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 79, 94, 158, 3713

Step-4: Factors of 7432

List of positive integer factors of 7432 that divides 7426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 929, 1858, 3716

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7426 and 7432. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7426 and 7432 is 2.

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