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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 722 and 738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 722 and 738 is 2.

GCF(722,738) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 722 and 738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 722 and 738.

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How to find the GCF of 722 and 738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 722 and 738. After we will calculate the factors of 722 and 738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 722

Prime factors of 722 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 722 in exponential form is:

722 = 21 × 192

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 738

Prime factors of 738 are 2, 3, 41. Prime factorization of 738 in exponential form is:

738 = 21 × 32 × 411

Step-3: Factors of 722

List of positive integer factors of 722 that divides 722 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 361

Step-4: Factors of 738

List of positive integer factors of 738 that divides 722 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 41, 82, 123, 246, 369

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 722 and 738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 722 and 738 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 722 and 738