What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7428 and 7442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7428 and 7442 is 2.

GCF(7428,7442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7428 and 7442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7428 and 7442.

How to find the GCF of 7428 and 7442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7428 and 7442. After we will calculate the factors of 7428 and 7442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7428

Prime factors of 7428 are 2, 3, 619. Prime factorization of 7428 in exponential form is:

7428 = 2² × 3¹ × 619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7442

Prime factors of 7442 are 2, 61. Prime factorization of 7442 in exponential form is:

7442 = 2¹ × 61²

Step-3: Factors of 7428

List of positive integer factors of 7428 that divides 7428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 619, 1238, 1857, 2476, 3714

Step-4: Factors of 7442

List of positive integer factors of 7442 that divides 7428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 3721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7428 and 7442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7428 and 7442 is 2.

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