What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74070 and 74078?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74070 and 74078 is 2.

GCF(74070,74078) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74070 and 74078, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74070 and 74078.

How to find the GCF of 74070 and 74078?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74070 and 74078. After we will calculate the factors of 74070 and 74078 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74070

Prime factors of 74070 are 2, 3, 5, 823. Prime factorization of 74070 in exponential form is:

74070 = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74078

Prime factors of 74078 are 2, 37039. Prime factorization of 74078 in exponential form is:

74078 = 2¹ × 37039¹

Step-3: Factors of 74070

List of positive integer factors of 74070 that divides 74070 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90, 823, 1646, 2469, 4115, 4938, 7407, 8230, 12345, 14814, 24690, 37035

Step-4: Factors of 74078

List of positive integer factors of 74078 that divides 74070 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37039

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74070 and 74078. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74070 and 74078 is 2.

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