What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7942 and 7962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7942 and 7962 is 2.

GCF(7942,7962) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7942 and 7962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7942 and 7962.

How to find the GCF of 7942 and 7962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7942 and 7962. After we will calculate the factors of 7942 and 7962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7942

Prime factors of 7942 are 2, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 7942 in exponential form is:

7942 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 19²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7962

Prime factors of 7962 are 2, 3, 1327. Prime factorization of 7962 in exponential form is:

7962 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1327¹

Step-3: Factors of 7942

List of positive integer factors of 7942 that divides 7942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 19, 22, 38, 209, 361, 418, 722, 3971

Step-4: Factors of 7962

List of positive integer factors of 7962 that divides 7942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1327, 2654, 3981

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7942 and 7962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7942 and 7962 is 2.

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