What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74416 and 74432?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74416 and 74432 is 16.

GCF(74416,74432) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74416 and 74432, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74416 and 74432.

How to find the GCF of 74416 and 74432?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74416 and 74432. After we will calculate the factors of 74416 and 74432 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74416

Prime factors of 74416 are 2, 4651. Prime factorization of 74416 in exponential form is:

74416 = 2⁴ × 4651¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74432

Prime factors of 74432 are 2, 1163. Prime factorization of 74432 in exponential form is:

74432 = 2⁶ × 1163¹

Step-3: Factors of 74416

List of positive integer factors of 74416 that divides 74416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 4651, 9302, 18604, 37208

Step-4: Factors of 74432

List of positive integer factors of 74432 that divides 74416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 1163, 2326, 4652, 9304, 18608, 37216

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74416 and 74432. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74416 and 74432 is 16.

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