What is the Greatest Common Factor of 756 and 770?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 756 and 770 is 14.

GCF(756,770) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 756 and 770, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 756 and 770.

How to find the GCF of 756 and 770?

We will first find the prime factorization of 756 and 770. After we will calculate the factors of 756 and 770 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 756

Prime factors of 756 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 756 in exponential form is:

756 = 2² × 3³ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 770

Prime factors of 770 are 2, 5, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 770 in exponential form is:

770 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 756

List of positive integer factors of 756 that divides 756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 27, 28, 36, 42, 54, 63, 84, 108, 126, 189, 252, 378

Step-4: Factors of 770

List of positive integer factors of 770 that divides 756 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 22, 35, 55, 70, 77, 110, 154, 385

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 756 and 770. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 756 and 770 is 14.

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