What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74294 and 74312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74294 and 74312 is 2.

GCF(74294,74312) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74294 and 74312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74294 and 74312.

How to find the GCF of 74294 and 74312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74294 and 74312. After we will calculate the factors of 74294 and 74312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74294

Prime factors of 74294 are 2, 11, 307. Prime factorization of 74294 in exponential form is:

74294 = 2¹ × 11² × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74312

Prime factors of 74312 are 2, 7, 1327. Prime factorization of 74312 in exponential form is:

74312 = 2³ × 7¹ × 1327¹

Step-3: Factors of 74294

List of positive integer factors of 74294 that divides 74294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 121, 242, 307, 614, 3377, 6754, 37147

Step-4: Factors of 74312

List of positive integer factors of 74312 that divides 74294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 1327, 2654, 5308, 9289, 10616, 18578, 37156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74294 and 74312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74294 and 74312 is 2.

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