What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74584 and 74590?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74584 and 74590 is 2.

GCF(74584,74590) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74584 and 74590, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74584 and 74590.

How to find the GCF of 74584 and 74590?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74584 and 74590. After we will calculate the factors of 74584 and 74590 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74584

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

74584 = 2³ × 9323¹

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 74584

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 74590

List of positive integer factors of 74590 that divides 74584 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74584 and 74590. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74584 and 74590 is 2.

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