What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74264 and 74284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74264 and 74284 is 4.

GCF(74264,74284) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74264 and 74284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74264 and 74284.

How to find the GCF of 74264 and 74284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74264 and 74284. After we will calculate the factors of 74264 and 74284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74264

Prime factors of 74264 are 2, 9283. Prime factorization of 74264 in exponential form is:

74264 = 2³ × 9283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74284

Prime factors of 74284 are 2, 7, 379. Prime factorization of 74284 in exponential form is:

74284 = 2² × 7² × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 74264

List of positive integer factors of 74264 that divides 74264 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9283, 18566, 37132

Step-4: Factors of 74284

List of positive integer factors of 74284 that divides 74264 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 379, 758, 1516, 2653, 5306, 10612, 18571, 37142

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74264 and 74284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74264 and 74284 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 74264 and 74284