What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74042 and 74053?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74042 and 74053 is 1.

GCF(74042,74053) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74042 and 74053, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74042 and 74053.

How to find the GCF of 74042 and 74053?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74042 and 74053. After we will calculate the factors of 74042 and 74053 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74042

Prime factors of 74042 are 2, 37021. Prime factorization of 74042 in exponential form is:

74042 = 2¹ × 37021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74053

Prime factors of 74053 are 7, 71, 149. Prime factorization of 74053 in exponential form is:

74053 = 7¹ × 71¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 74042

List of positive integer factors of 74042 that divides 74042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37021

Step-4: Factors of 74053

List of positive integer factors of 74053 that divides 74042 without a remainder.

1, 7, 71, 149, 497, 1043, 10579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74042 and 74053. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74042 and 74053 is 1.

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