What is the Greatest Common Factor of 750 and 762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 750 and 762 is 6.

GCF(750,762) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 750 and 762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 750 and 762.

How to find the GCF of 750 and 762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 750 and 762. After we will calculate the factors of 750 and 762 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 750

Prime factors of 750 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 750 in exponential form is:

750 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 762

Prime factors of 762 are 2, 3, 127. Prime factorization of 762 in exponential form is:

762 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 750

List of positive integer factors of 750 that divides 750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 125, 150, 250, 375

Step-4: Factors of 762

List of positive integer factors of 762 that divides 750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 127, 254, 381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 750 and 762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 750 and 762 is 6.

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