What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7482 and 7488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7482 and 7488 is 6.

GCF(7482,7488) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7482 and 7488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7482 and 7488.

How to find the GCF of 7482 and 7488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7482 and 7488. After we will calculate the factors of 7482 and 7488 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7482

Prime factors of 7482 are 2, 3, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 7482 in exponential form is:

7482 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7488

Prime factors of 7488 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 7488 in exponential form is:

7488 = 2⁶ × 3² × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 7482

List of positive integer factors of 7482 that divides 7482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 43, 58, 86, 87, 129, 174, 258, 1247, 2494, 3741

Step-4: Factors of 7488

List of positive integer factors of 7488 that divides 7482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 36, 39, 48, 52, 64, 72, 78, 96, 104, 117, 144, 156, 192, 208, 234, 288, 312, 416, 468, 576, 624, 832, 936, 1248, 1872, 2496, 3744

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7482 and 7488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7482 and 7488 is 6.

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