What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74476 and 74488?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74476 and 74488 is 4.

GCF(74476,74488) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74476 and 74488, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74476 and 74488.

How to find the GCF of 74476 and 74488?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74476 and 74488. After we will calculate the factors of 74476 and 74488 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74476

Prime factors of 74476 are 2, 43, 433. Prime factorization of 74476 in exponential form is:

74476 = 2² × 43¹ × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74488

Prime factors of 74488 are 2, 9311. Prime factorization of 74488 in exponential form is:

74488 = 2³ × 9311¹

Step-3: Factors of 74476

List of positive integer factors of 74476 that divides 74476 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 433, 866, 1732, 18619, 37238

Step-4: Factors of 74488

List of positive integer factors of 74488 that divides 74476 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9311, 18622, 37244

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74476 and 74488. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74476 and 74488 is 4.

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