What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74170 and 74185?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74170 and 74185 is 5.

GCF(74170,74185) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74170 and 74185, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74170 and 74185.

How to find the GCF of 74170 and 74185?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74170 and 74185. After we will calculate the factors of 74170 and 74185 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74170

Prime factors of 74170 are 2, 5, 7417. Prime factorization of 74170 in exponential form is:

74170 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7417¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74185

Prime factors of 74185 are 5, 37, 401. Prime factorization of 74185 in exponential form is:

74185 = 5¹ × 37¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 74170

List of positive integer factors of 74170 that divides 74170 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 7417, 14834, 37085

Step-4: Factors of 74185

List of positive integer factors of 74185 that divides 74170 without a remainder.

1, 5, 37, 185, 401, 2005, 14837

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74170 and 74185. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74170 and 74185 is 5.

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