What is the Greatest Common Factor of 788 and 794?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 788 and 794 is 2.

GCF(788,794) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 788 and 794, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 788 and 794.

How to find the GCF of 788 and 794?

We will first find the prime factorization of 788 and 794. After we will calculate the factors of 788 and 794 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 788

Prime factors of 788 are 2, 197. Prime factorization of 788 in exponential form is:

788 = 2² × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 794

Prime factors of 794 are 2, 397. Prime factorization of 794 in exponential form is:

794 = 2¹ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 788

List of positive integer factors of 788 that divides 788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 197, 394

Step-4: Factors of 794

List of positive integer factors of 794 that divides 788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 788 and 794. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 788 and 794 is 2.

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