What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7464 and 7479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7464 and 7479 is 3.

GCF(7464,7479) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7464 and 7479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7464 and 7479.

How to find the GCF of 7464 and 7479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7464 and 7479. After we will calculate the factors of 7464 and 7479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7464

Prime factors of 7464 are 2, 3, 311. Prime factorization of 7464 in exponential form is:

7464 = 2³ × 3¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7479

Prime factors of 7479 are 3, 277. Prime factorization of 7479 in exponential form is:

7479 = 3³ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 7464

List of positive integer factors of 7464 that divides 7464 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 311, 622, 933, 1244, 1866, 2488, 3732

Step-4: Factors of 7479

List of positive integer factors of 7479 that divides 7464 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 277, 831, 2493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7464 and 7479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7464 and 7479 is 3.

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