What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74572 and 74590?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74572 and 74590 is 2.

GCF(74572,74590) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74572 and 74590, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74572 and 74590.

How to find the GCF of 74572 and 74590?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74572 and 74590. After we will calculate the factors of 74572 and 74590 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74572

Prime factors of 74572 are 2, 103, 181. Prime factorization of 74572 in exponential form is:

74572 = 2² × 103¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74590

Prime factors of 74590 are 2, 5, 7459. Prime factorization of 74590 in exponential form is:

74590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7459¹

Step-3: Factors of 74572

List of positive integer factors of 74572 that divides 74572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 103, 181, 206, 362, 412, 724, 18643, 37286

Step-4: Factors of 74590

List of positive integer factors of 74590 that divides 74572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 7459, 14918, 37295

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74572 and 74590. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74572 and 74590 is 2.

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