What is the Greatest Common Factor of 724 and 738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 724 and 738 is 2.

GCF(724,738) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 724 and 738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 724 and 738.

How to find the GCF of 724 and 738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 724 and 738. After we will calculate the factors of 724 and 738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 724

Prime factors of 724 are 2, 181. Prime factorization of 724 in exponential form is:

724 = 2² × 181¹

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 724

List of positive integer factors of 724 that divides 724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 181, 362

Step-4: Factors of 738

List of positive integer factors of 738 that divides 724 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 724 and 738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 724 and 738 is 2.

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