What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7498 and 7516?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7498 and 7516 is 2.

GCF(7498,7516) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7498 and 7516, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7498 and 7516.

How to find the GCF of 7498 and 7516?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7498 and 7516. After we will calculate the factors of 7498 and 7516 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7498

Prime factors of 7498 are 2, 23, 163. Prime factorization of 7498 in exponential form is:

7498 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7516

Prime factors of 7516 are 2, 1879. Prime factorization of 7516 in exponential form is:

7516 = 2² × 1879¹

Step-3: Factors of 7498

List of positive integer factors of 7498 that divides 7498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 163, 326, 3749

Step-4: Factors of 7516

List of positive integer factors of 7516 that divides 7498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1879, 3758

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7498 and 7516. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7498 and 7516 is 2.

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