What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7462 and 7468?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7462 and 7468 is 2.

GCF(7462,7468) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7462 and 7468, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7462 and 7468.

How to find the GCF of 7462 and 7468?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7462 and 7468. After we will calculate the factors of 7462 and 7468 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7462

Prime factors of 7462 are 2, 7, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 7462 in exponential form is:

7462 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7468

Prime factors of 7468 are 2, 1867. Prime factorization of 7468 in exponential form is:

7468 = 2² × 1867¹

Step-3: Factors of 7462

List of positive integer factors of 7462 that divides 7462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 41, 82, 91, 182, 287, 533, 574, 1066, 3731

Step-4: Factors of 7468

List of positive integer factors of 7468 that divides 7462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1867, 3734

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7462 and 7468. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7462 and 7468 is 2.

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