What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7572 and 7586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7572 and 7586 is 2.

GCF(7572,7586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7572 and 7586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7572 and 7586.

How to find the GCF of 7572 and 7586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7572 and 7586. After we will calculate the factors of 7572 and 7586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7572

Prime factors of 7572 are 2, 3, 631. Prime factorization of 7572 in exponential form is:

7572 = 2² × 3¹ × 631¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7586

Prime factors of 7586 are 2, 3793. Prime factorization of 7586 in exponential form is:

7586 = 2¹ × 3793¹

Step-3: Factors of 7572

List of positive integer factors of 7572 that divides 7572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 631, 1262, 1893, 2524, 3786

Step-4: Factors of 7586

List of positive integer factors of 7586 that divides 7572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3793

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7572 and 7586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7572 and 7586 is 2.

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