What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74478 and 74497?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74478 and 74497 is 1.

GCF(74478,74497) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74478 and 74497, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74478 and 74497.

How to find the GCF of 74478 and 74497?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74478 and 74497. After we will calculate the factors of 74478 and 74497 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74478

Prime factors of 74478 are 2, 3, 12413. Prime factorization of 74478 in exponential form is:

74478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12413¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74497

Prime factors of 74497 are 23, 41, 79. Prime factorization of 74497 in exponential form is:

74497 = 23¹ × 41¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 74478

List of positive integer factors of 74478 that divides 74478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12413, 24826, 37239

Step-4: Factors of 74497

List of positive integer factors of 74497 that divides 74478 without a remainder.

1, 23, 41, 79, 943, 1817, 3239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74478 and 74497. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74478 and 74497 is 1.

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