What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73966 and 73978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73966 and 73978 is 2.

GCF(73966,73978) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73966 and 73978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73966 and 73978.

How to find the GCF of 73966 and 73978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73966 and 73978. After we will calculate the factors of 73966 and 73978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73966

Prime factors of 73966 are 2, 31, 1193. Prime factorization of 73966 in exponential form is:

73966 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73978

Prime factors of 73978 are 2, 47, 787. Prime factorization of 73978 in exponential form is:

73978 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 73966

List of positive integer factors of 73966 that divides 73966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 1193, 2386, 36983

Step-4: Factors of 73978

List of positive integer factors of 73978 that divides 73966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 787, 1574, 36989

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73966 and 73978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73966 and 73978 is 2.

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