Greatest Common Factor of 7872 and 7878

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 7872, 7878 i.e. 6 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7872 and 7878 is 6.

GCF(7872,7878) = 6

GCF of 7872 and 7878

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 7872 and 7878

GCF of 7872 and 7878 is 6

Prime Factorization of 7872


2 7872
2 3936
2 1968
2 984
2 492
2 246
3 123
41 41
1

Prime factors of 7872 are 2,3,41. Prime factorization of 7872 in exponential form is:

7872 = 26×31×411

Prime Factorization of 7878


2 7878
3 3939
13 1313
101 101
1

Prime factors of 7878 are 2,3,13,101. Prime factorization of 7878 in exponential form is:

7878 = 21×31×131×1011

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 7872 and 7878 is 6

Greatest Common Factor of 7872 and 7878 by matching factors method

Factors of 7872

List of positive integer factors of 7872 that divides 7872 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,32,41,48,64,82,96,123,164,192,246,328,492,656,984,1312,1968,2624,3936,7872

Factors of 7878

List of positive integer factors of 7878 that divides 7878 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,13,26,39,78,101,202,303,606,1313,2626,3939,7878

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7872 and 7878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7872 and 7878 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7872 and 7878

Properties of GCF 7872 and 7878

(i) The GCF of 7872 and 7878 is associative

GCF of 7872 and 7878 = GCF of 7878 and 7872

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Related Greatest Common Factor of 7878

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 7872 and 7878

1. What is the GCF of 7872 and 7878?

Answer: GCF of 7872 and 7878 is 6.

2. What are the Factors of 7872?

Answer: Factors of 7872 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 41, 48, 64, 82, 96, 123, 164, 192, 246, 328, 492, 656, 984, 1312, 1968, 2624, 3936, 7872. There are 28 integers that are factors of 7872. The greatest factor of 7872 is 7872.

3. What are the Factors of 7878?

Answer: Factors of 7878 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 101, 202, 303, 606, 1313, 2626, 3939, 7878. There are 16 integers that are factors of 7878. The greatest factor of 7878 is 7878.

4. How to Find the GCF of 7872 and 7878?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 7872 and 7878 = 6

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 7872

7872 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 41

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 7878

7878 = 2 x 3 x 13 x 101

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2 x 3 = 6

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 7872 and 7878 is 6