What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74158 and 74177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74158 and 74177 is 1.

GCF(74158,74177) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74158 and 74177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74158 and 74177.

How to find the GCF of 74158 and 74177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74158 and 74177. After we will calculate the factors of 74158 and 74177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74158

Prime factors of 74158 are 2, 7, 5297. Prime factorization of 74158 in exponential form is:

74158 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5297¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74177

Prime factors of 74177 are 74177. Prime factorization of 74177 in exponential form is:

74177 = 74177¹

Step-3: Factors of 74158

List of positive integer factors of 74158 that divides 74158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 5297, 10594, 37079

Step-4: Factors of 74177

List of positive integer factors of 74177 that divides 74158 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74158 and 74177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74158 and 74177 is 1.

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