What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73464 and 73478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73464 and 73478 is 2.

GCF(73464,73478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73464 and 73478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73464 and 73478.

How to find the GCF of 73464 and 73478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73464 and 73478. After we will calculate the factors of 73464 and 73478 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 73478

Prime factors of 73478 are 2, 36739. Prime factorization of 73478 in exponential form is:

73478 = 2¹ × 36739¹

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 73478

List of positive integer factors of 73478 that divides 73464 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73464 and 73478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73464 and 73478 is 2.

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