What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7428 and 7443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7428 and 7443 is 3.

GCF(7428,7443) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7428 and 7443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7428 and 7443.

How to find the GCF of 7428 and 7443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7428 and 7443. After we will calculate the factors of 7428 and 7443 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 7443

Prime factors of 7443 are 3, 827. Prime factorization of 7443 in exponential form is:

7443 = 3² × 827¹

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 7443

List of positive integer factors of 7443 that divides 7428 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 827, 2481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7428 and 7443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7428 and 7443 is 3.

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