What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7478 and 7492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7478 and 7492 is 2.

GCF(7478,7492) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7478 and 7492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7478 and 7492.

How to find the GCF of 7478 and 7492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7478 and 7492. After we will calculate the factors of 7478 and 7492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7478

Prime factors of 7478 are 2, 3739. Prime factorization of 7478 in exponential form is:

7478 = 2¹ × 3739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7492

Prime factors of 7492 are 2, 1873. Prime factorization of 7492 in exponential form is:

7492 = 2² × 1873¹

Step-3: Factors of 7478

List of positive integer factors of 7478 that divides 7478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3739

Step-4: Factors of 7492

List of positive integer factors of 7492 that divides 7478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1873, 3746

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7478 and 7492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7478 and 7492 is 2.

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