What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74314 and 74318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74314 and 74318 is 2.

GCF(74314,74318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74314 and 74318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74314 and 74318.

How to find the GCF of 74314 and 74318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74314 and 74318. After we will calculate the factors of 74314 and 74318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74314

Prime factors of 74314 are 2, 73, 509. Prime factorization of 74314 in exponential form is:

74314 = 2¹ × 73¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74318

Prime factors of 74318 are 2, 37159. Prime factorization of 74318 in exponential form is:

74318 = 2¹ × 37159¹

Step-3: Factors of 74314

List of positive integer factors of 74314 that divides 74314 without a remainder.

1, 2, 73, 146, 509, 1018, 37157

Step-4: Factors of 74318

List of positive integer factors of 74318 that divides 74314 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74314 and 74318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74314 and 74318 is 2.

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