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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7954 and 7972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7954 and 7972 is 2.

GCF(7954,7972) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7954 and 7972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7954 and 7972.

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How to find the GCF of 7954 and 7972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7954 and 7972. After we will calculate the factors of 7954 and 7972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7954

Prime factors of 7954 are 2, 41, 97. Prime factorization of 7954 in exponential form is:

7954 = 21 × 411 × 971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7972

Prime factors of 7972 are 2, 1993. Prime factorization of 7972 in exponential form is:

7972 = 22 × 19931

Step-3: Factors of 7954

List of positive integer factors of 7954 that divides 7954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 97, 194, 3977

Step-4: Factors of 7972

List of positive integer factors of 7972 that divides 7954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1993, 3986

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7954 and 7972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7954 and 7972 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7954 and 7972