What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73364 and 73378?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73364 and 73378 is 2.

GCF(73364,73378) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73364 and 73378, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73364 and 73378.

How to find the GCF of 73364 and 73378?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73364 and 73378. After we will calculate the factors of 73364 and 73378 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73364

Prime factors of 73364 are 2, 18341. Prime factorization of 73364 in exponential form is:

73364 = 2² × 18341¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73378

Prime factors of 73378 are 2, 19, 1931. Prime factorization of 73378 in exponential form is:

73378 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1931¹

Step-3: Factors of 73364

List of positive integer factors of 73364 that divides 73364 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18341, 36682

Step-4: Factors of 73378

List of positive integer factors of 73378 that divides 73364 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1931, 3862, 36689

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73364 and 73378. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73364 and 73378 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 73364 and 73378