What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7482 and 7494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7482 and 7494 is 6.

GCF(7482,7494) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7482 and 7494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7482 and 7494.

How to find the GCF of 7482 and 7494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7482 and 7494. After we will calculate the factors of 7482 and 7494 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 7494

Prime factors of 7494 are 2, 3, 1249. Prime factorization of 7494 in exponential form is:

7494 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1249¹

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 7494

List of positive integer factors of 7494 that divides 7482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1249, 2498, 3747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7482 and 7494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7482 and 7494 is 6.

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