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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 782 and 786?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 782 and 786 is 2.

GCF(782,786) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 782 and 786, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 782 and 786.

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How to find the GCF of 782 and 786?

We will first find the prime factorization of 782 and 786. After we will calculate the factors of 782 and 786 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 782

Prime factors of 782 are 2, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 782 in exponential form is:

782 = 21 × 171 × 231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 786

Prime factors of 786 are 2, 3, 131. Prime factorization of 786 in exponential form is:

786 = 21 × 31 × 1311

Step-3: Factors of 782

List of positive integer factors of 782 that divides 782 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 23, 34, 46, 391

Step-4: Factors of 786

List of positive integer factors of 786 that divides 782 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 131, 262, 393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 782 and 786. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 782 and 786 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 782 and 786