What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73989 and 74002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73989 and 74002 is 1.

GCF(73989,74002) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73989 and 74002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73989 and 74002.

How to find the GCF of 73989 and 74002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73989 and 74002. After we will calculate the factors of 73989 and 74002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73989

Prime factors of 73989 are 3, 8221. Prime factorization of 73989 in exponential form is:

73989 = 3² × 8221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74002

Prime factors of 74002 are 2, 163, 227. Prime factorization of 74002 in exponential form is:

74002 = 2¹ × 163¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 73989

List of positive integer factors of 73989 that divides 73989 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 8221, 24663

Step-4: Factors of 74002

List of positive integer factors of 74002 that divides 73989 without a remainder.

1, 2, 163, 227, 326, 454, 37001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73989 and 74002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73989 and 74002 is 1.

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