What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7822 and 7842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7822 and 7842 is 2.

GCF(7822,7842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7822 and 7842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7822 and 7842.

How to find the GCF of 7822 and 7842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7822 and 7842. After we will calculate the factors of 7822 and 7842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7822

Prime factors of 7822 are 2, 3911. Prime factorization of 7822 in exponential form is:

7822 = 2¹ × 3911¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7842

Prime factors of 7842 are 2, 3, 1307. Prime factorization of 7842 in exponential form is:

7842 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1307¹

Step-3: Factors of 7822

List of positive integer factors of 7822 that divides 7822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3911

Step-4: Factors of 7842

List of positive integer factors of 7842 that divides 7822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1307, 2614, 3921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7822 and 7842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7822 and 7842 is 2.

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