What is the Greatest Common Factor of 748 and 766?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 748 and 766 is 2.

GCF(748,766) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 748 and 766, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 748 and 766.

How to find the GCF of 748 and 766?

We will first find the prime factorization of 748 and 766. After we will calculate the factors of 748 and 766 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 748

Prime factors of 748 are 2, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 748 in exponential form is:

748 = 2² × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 766

Prime factors of 766 are 2, 383. Prime factorization of 766 in exponential form is:

766 = 2¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 748

List of positive integer factors of 748 that divides 748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 17, 22, 34, 44, 68, 187, 374

Step-4: Factors of 766

List of positive integer factors of 766 that divides 748 without a remainder.

1, 2, 383

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 748 and 766. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 748 and 766 is 2.

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