What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73930 and 73942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73930 and 73942 is 2.

GCF(73930,73942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73930 and 73942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73930 and 73942.

How to find the GCF of 73930 and 73942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73930 and 73942. After we will calculate the factors of 73930 and 73942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73930

Prime factors of 73930 are 2, 5, 7393. Prime factorization of 73930 in exponential form is:

73930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7393¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73942

Prime factors of 73942 are 2, 11, 3361. Prime factorization of 73942 in exponential form is:

73942 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3361¹

Step-3: Factors of 73930

List of positive integer factors of 73930 that divides 73930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 7393, 14786, 36965

Step-4: Factors of 73942

List of positive integer factors of 73942 that divides 73930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 3361, 6722, 36971

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73930 and 73942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73930 and 73942 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 73930 and 73942