What is the Greatest Common Factor of 776 and 794?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 776 and 794 is 2.

GCF(776,794) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 776 and 794, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 776 and 794.

How to find the GCF of 776 and 794?

We will first find the prime factorization of 776 and 794. After we will calculate the factors of 776 and 794 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 776

Prime factors of 776 are 2, 97. Prime factorization of 776 in exponential form is:

776 = 2³ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 794

Prime factors of 794 are 2, 397. Prime factorization of 794 in exponential form is:

794 = 2¹ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 776

List of positive integer factors of 776 that divides 776 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388

Step-4: Factors of 794

List of positive integer factors of 794 that divides 776 without a remainder.

1, 2, 397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 776 and 794. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 776 and 794 is 2.

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