What is the Greatest Common Factor of 788 and 804?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 788 and 804 is 4.

GCF(788,804) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 788 and 804, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 788 and 804.

How to find the GCF of 788 and 804?

We will first find the prime factorization of 788 and 804. After we will calculate the factors of 788 and 804 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 788

Prime factors of 788 are 2, 197. Prime factorization of 788 in exponential form is:

788 = 2² × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 804

Prime factors of 804 are 2, 3, 67. Prime factorization of 804 in exponential form is:

804 = 2² × 3¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 788

List of positive integer factors of 788 that divides 788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 197, 394

Step-4: Factors of 804

List of positive integer factors of 804 that divides 788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 67, 134, 201, 268, 402

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 788 and 804. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 788 and 804 is 4.

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