What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74259 and 74273?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74259 and 74273 is 1.

GCF(74259,74273) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74259 and 74273, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74259 and 74273.

How to find the GCF of 74259 and 74273?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74259 and 74273. After we will calculate the factors of 74259 and 74273 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74259

Prime factors of 74259 are 3, 37, 223. Prime factorization of 74259 in exponential form is:

74259 = 3² × 37¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74273

Prime factors of 74273 are 17, 257. Prime factorization of 74273 in exponential form is:

74273 = 17² × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 74259

List of positive integer factors of 74259 that divides 74259 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 37, 111, 223, 333, 669, 2007, 8251, 24753

Step-4: Factors of 74273

List of positive integer factors of 74273 that divides 74259 without a remainder.

1, 17, 257, 289, 4369

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74259 and 74273. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74259 and 74273 is 1.

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