What is the Greatest Common Factor of 744 and 758?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 744 and 758 is 2.

GCF(744,758) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 744 and 758, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 744 and 758.

How to find the GCF of 744 and 758?

We will first find the prime factorization of 744 and 758. After we will calculate the factors of 744 and 758 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 758

Prime factors of 758 are 2, 379. Prime factorization of 758 in exponential form is:

758 = 2¹ × 379¹

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 758

List of positive integer factors of 758 that divides 744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 379

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 744 and 758. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 744 and 758 is 2.

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