What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74187 and 74203?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74187 and 74203 is 1.

GCF(74187,74203) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74187 and 74203, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74187 and 74203.

How to find the GCF of 74187 and 74203?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74187 and 74203. After we will calculate the factors of 74187 and 74203 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74187

Prime factors of 74187 are 3, 8243. Prime factorization of 74187 in exponential form is:

74187 = 3² × 8243¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74203

Prime factors of 74203 are 74203. Prime factorization of 74203 in exponential form is:

74203 = 74203¹

Step-3: Factors of 74187

List of positive integer factors of 74187 that divides 74187 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 8243, 24729

Step-4: Factors of 74203

List of positive integer factors of 74203 that divides 74187 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74187 and 74203. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74187 and 74203 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 74187 and 74203