What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72274 and 72278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72274 and 72278 is 2.

GCF(72274,72278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72274 and 72278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72274 and 72278.

How to find the GCF of 72274 and 72278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72274 and 72278. After we will calculate the factors of 72274 and 72278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72274

Prime factors of 72274 are 2, 36137. Prime factorization of 72274 in exponential form is:

72274 = 2¹ × 36137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72278

Prime factors of 72278 are 2, 71, 509. Prime factorization of 72278 in exponential form is:

72278 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 509¹

Step-3: Factors of 72274

List of positive integer factors of 72274 that divides 72274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36137

Step-4: Factors of 72278

List of positive integer factors of 72278 that divides 72274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 509, 1018, 36139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72274 and 72278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72274 and 72278 is 2.

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