What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73914 and 73924?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73914 and 73924 is 2.

GCF(73914,73924) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73914 and 73924, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73914 and 73924.

How to find the GCF of 73914 and 73924?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73914 and 73924. After we will calculate the factors of 73914 and 73924 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73914

Prime factors of 73914 are 2, 3, 97, 127. Prime factorization of 73914 in exponential form is:

73914 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 97¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73924

Prime factors of 73924 are 2, 18481. Prime factorization of 73924 in exponential form is:

73924 = 2² × 18481¹

Step-3: Factors of 73914

List of positive integer factors of 73914 that divides 73914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 97, 127, 194, 254, 291, 381, 582, 762, 12319, 24638, 36957

Step-4: Factors of 73924

List of positive integer factors of 73924 that divides 73914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18481, 36962

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73914 and 73924. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73914 and 73924 is 2.

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