What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74274 and 74289?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74274 and 74289 is 3.

GCF(74274,74289) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74274 and 74289, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74274 and 74289.

How to find the GCF of 74274 and 74289?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74274 and 74289. After we will calculate the factors of 74274 and 74289 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74274

Prime factors of 74274 are 2, 3, 12379. Prime factorization of 74274 in exponential form is:

74274 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74289

Prime factors of 74289 are 3, 24763. Prime factorization of 74289 in exponential form is:

74289 = 3¹ × 24763¹

Step-3: Factors of 74274

List of positive integer factors of 74274 that divides 74274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12379, 24758, 37137

Step-4: Factors of 74289

List of positive integer factors of 74289 that divides 74274 without a remainder.

1, 3, 24763

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74274 and 74289. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74274 and 74289 is 3.

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