What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74056 and 74066?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74056 and 74066 is 2.

GCF(74056,74066) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74056 and 74066, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74056 and 74066.

How to find the GCF of 74056 and 74066?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74056 and 74066. After we will calculate the factors of 74056 and 74066 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74056

Prime factors of 74056 are 2, 9257. Prime factorization of 74056 in exponential form is:

74056 = 2³ × 9257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74066

Prime factors of 74066 are 2, 29, 1277. Prime factorization of 74066 in exponential form is:

74066 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1277¹

Step-3: Factors of 74056

List of positive integer factors of 74056 that divides 74056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9257, 18514, 37028

Step-4: Factors of 74066

List of positive integer factors of 74066 that divides 74056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1277, 2554, 37033

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74056 and 74066. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74056 and 74066 is 2.

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