What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7446 and 7456?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7446 and 7456 is 2.

GCF(7446,7456) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7446 and 7456, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7446 and 7456.

How to find the GCF of 7446 and 7456?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7446 and 7456. After we will calculate the factors of 7446 and 7456 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7446

Prime factors of 7446 are 2, 3, 17, 73. Prime factorization of 7446 in exponential form is:

7446 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7456

Prime factors of 7456 are 2, 233. Prime factorization of 7456 in exponential form is:

7456 = 2⁵ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 7446

List of positive integer factors of 7446 that divides 7446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 73, 102, 146, 219, 438, 1241, 2482, 3723

Step-4: Factors of 7456

List of positive integer factors of 7456 that divides 7446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 233, 466, 932, 1864, 3728

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7446 and 7456. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7446 and 7456 is 2.

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