What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74228 and 74236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74228 and 74236 is 4.

GCF(74228,74236) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74228 and 74236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74228 and 74236.

How to find the GCF of 74228 and 74236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74228 and 74236. After we will calculate the factors of 74228 and 74236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74228

Prime factors of 74228 are 2, 7, 11, 241. Prime factorization of 74228 in exponential form is:

74228 = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74236

Prime factors of 74236 are 2, 67, 277. Prime factorization of 74236 in exponential form is:

74236 = 2² × 67¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 74228

List of positive integer factors of 74228 that divides 74228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 14, 22, 28, 44, 77, 154, 241, 308, 482, 964, 1687, 2651, 3374, 5302, 6748, 10604, 18557, 37114

Step-4: Factors of 74236

List of positive integer factors of 74236 that divides 74228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 67, 134, 268, 277, 554, 1108, 18559, 37118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74228 and 74236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74228 and 74236 is 4.

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