What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74259 and 74279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74259 and 74279 is 1.

GCF(74259,74279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74259 and 74279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74259 and 74279.

How to find the GCF of 74259 and 74279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74259 and 74279. After we will calculate the factors of 74259 and 74279 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 74279

Prime factors of 74279 are 74279. Prime factorization of 74279 in exponential form is:

74279 = 74279¹

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 74279

List of positive integer factors of 74279 that divides 74259 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74259 and 74279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74259 and 74279 is 1.

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