What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73464 and 73473?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73464 and 73473 is 3.

GCF(73464,73473) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73464 and 73473, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73464 and 73473.

How to find the GCF of 73464 and 73473?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73464 and 73473. After we will calculate the factors of 73464 and 73473 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73464

Prime factors of 73464 are 2, 3, 3061. Prime factorization of 73464 in exponential form is:

73464 = 2³ × 3¹ × 3061¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73473

Prime factors of 73473 are 3, 19, 1289. Prime factorization of 73473 in exponential form is:

73473 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1289¹

Step-3: Factors of 73464

List of positive integer factors of 73464 that divides 73464 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 3061, 6122, 9183, 12244, 18366, 24488, 36732

Step-4: Factors of 73473

List of positive integer factors of 73473 that divides 73464 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 1289, 3867, 24491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73464 and 73473. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73464 and 73473 is 3.

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