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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73524 and 73538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73524 and 73538 is 2.

GCF(73524,73538) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73524 and 73538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73524 and 73538.

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How to find the GCF of 73524 and 73538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73524 and 73538. After we will calculate the factors of 73524 and 73538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73524

Prime factors of 73524 are 2, 3, 11, 557. Prime factorization of 73524 in exponential form is:

73524 = 22 × 31 × 111 × 5571

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73538

Prime factors of 73538 are 2, 83, 443. Prime factorization of 73538 in exponential form is:

73538 = 21 × 831 × 4431

Step-3: Factors of 73524

List of positive integer factors of 73524 that divides 73524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 557, 1114, 1671, 2228, 3342, 6127, 6684, 12254, 18381, 24508, 36762

Step-4: Factors of 73538

List of positive integer factors of 73538 that divides 73524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 443, 886, 36769

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73524 and 73538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73524 and 73538 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 73524 and 73538