What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74142 and 74157?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74142 and 74157 is 3.

GCF(74142,74157) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74142 and 74157, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74142 and 74157.

How to find the GCF of 74142 and 74157?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74142 and 74157. After we will calculate the factors of 74142 and 74157 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74142

Prime factors of 74142 are 2, 3, 1373. Prime factorization of 74142 in exponential form is:

74142 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74157

Prime factors of 74157 are 3, 19, 1301. Prime factorization of 74157 in exponential form is:

74157 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1301¹

Step-3: Factors of 74142

List of positive integer factors of 74142 that divides 74142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1373, 2746, 4119, 8238, 12357, 24714, 37071

Step-4: Factors of 74157

List of positive integer factors of 74157 that divides 74142 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 1301, 3903, 24719

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74142 and 74157. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74142 and 74157 is 3.

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