What is the Greatest Common Factor of 764 and 774?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 764 and 774 is 2.

GCF(764,774) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 764 and 774, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 764 and 774.

How to find the GCF of 764 and 774?

We will first find the prime factorization of 764 and 774. After we will calculate the factors of 764 and 774 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 764

Prime factors of 764 are 2, 191. Prime factorization of 764 in exponential form is:

764 = 2² × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 774

Prime factors of 774 are 2, 3, 43. Prime factorization of 774 in exponential form is:

774 = 2¹ × 3² × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 764

List of positive integer factors of 764 that divides 764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 191, 382

Step-4: Factors of 774

List of positive integer factors of 774 that divides 764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 43, 86, 129, 258, 387

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 764 and 774. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 764 and 774 is 2.

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