What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74288 and 74302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74288 and 74302 is 2.

GCF(74288,74302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74288 and 74302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74288 and 74302.

How to find the GCF of 74288 and 74302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74288 and 74302. After we will calculate the factors of 74288 and 74302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74288

Prime factors of 74288 are 2, 4643. Prime factorization of 74288 in exponential form is:

74288 = 2⁴ × 4643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74302

Prime factors of 74302 are 2, 97, 383. Prime factorization of 74302 in exponential form is:

74302 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 74288

List of positive integer factors of 74288 that divides 74288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 4643, 9286, 18572, 37144

Step-4: Factors of 74302

List of positive integer factors of 74302 that divides 74288 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 194, 383, 766, 37151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74288 and 74302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74288 and 74302 is 2.

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