What is the Greatest Common Factor of 744 and 750?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 744 and 750 is 6.

GCF(744,750) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 744 and 750, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 744 and 750.

How to find the GCF of 744 and 750?

We will first find the prime factorization of 744 and 750. After we will calculate the factors of 744 and 750 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 744

Prime factors of 744 are 2, 3, 31. Prime factorization of 744 in exponential form is:

744 = 2³ × 3¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 750

Prime factors of 750 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 750 in exponential form is:

750 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5³

Step-3: Factors of 744

List of positive integer factors of 744 that divides 744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 31, 62, 93, 124, 186, 248, 372

Step-4: Factors of 750

List of positive integer factors of 750 that divides 744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 125, 150, 250, 375

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 744 and 750. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 744 and 750 is 6.

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