What is the Greatest Common Factor of 776 and 790?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 776 and 790 is 2.

GCF(776,790) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 776 and 790, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 776 and 790.

How to find the GCF of 776 and 790?

We will first find the prime factorization of 776 and 790. After we will calculate the factors of 776 and 790 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 776

Prime factors of 776 are 2, 97. Prime factorization of 776 in exponential form is:

776 = 2³ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 790

Prime factors of 790 are 2, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 790 in exponential form is:

790 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 776

List of positive integer factors of 776 that divides 776 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388

Step-4: Factors of 790

List of positive integer factors of 790 that divides 776 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 79, 158, 395

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 776 and 790. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 776 and 790 is 2.

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