What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74257 and 74266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74257 and 74266 is 1.

GCF(74257,74266) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74257 and 74266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74257 and 74266.

How to find the GCF of 74257 and 74266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74257 and 74266. After we will calculate the factors of 74257 and 74266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74257

Prime factors of 74257 are 74257. Prime factorization of 74257 in exponential form is:

74257 = 74257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74266

Prime factors of 74266 are 2, 71, 523. Prime factorization of 74266 in exponential form is:

74266 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 523¹

Step-3: Factors of 74257

List of positive integer factors of 74257 that divides 74257 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 74266

List of positive integer factors of 74266 that divides 74257 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 523, 1046, 37133

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74257 and 74266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74257 and 74266 is 1.

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