Greatest Common Factor of 492 and 738
GCF(492, 738) = 246, Greatest common factor of 492 and 738 is 246. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 492 and 738. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 492 and 738 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 492 and 738.
Prime Factorization of 492 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 41 and Prime Factorization of 738 is 1, 2, 3, 3, 41.
- Factorize\( (492) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 41\)
- Factorize\( (738) = \) \(1\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 41\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 3, 41) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(492, 738) = 1\times 2\times 3\times 41 = 246\).
Greatest Common Factor of 492 and 738 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 492 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 41, 82, 123, 164, 246, 492
List of positive integers factors of 738 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 41, 82, 123, 246, 369, 738
As you can see, 246 is the greatest and common number that 492 and 738 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 492 and 738 is 246.
\(GCF(492, 738) = 246\).
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