What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74574 and 74584?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74574 and 74584 is 2.

GCF(74574,74584) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74574 and 74584, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74574 and 74584.

How to find the GCF of 74574 and 74584?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74574 and 74584. After we will calculate the factors of 74574 and 74584 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74574

Prime factors of 74574 are 2, 3, 1381. Prime factorization of 74574 in exponential form is:

74574 = 2¹ × 3³ × 1381¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74584

Prime factors of 74584 are 2, 9323. Prime factorization of 74584 in exponential form is:

74584 = 2³ × 9323¹

Step-3: Factors of 74574

List of positive integer factors of 74574 that divides 74574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 1381, 2762, 4143, 8286, 12429, 24858, 37287

Step-4: Factors of 74584

List of positive integer factors of 74584 that divides 74574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9323, 18646, 37292

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74574 and 74584. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74574 and 74584 is 2.

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