What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74586 and 74595?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74586 and 74595 is 3.

GCF(74586,74595) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74586 and 74595, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74586 and 74595.

How to find the GCF of 74586 and 74595?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74586 and 74595. After we will calculate the factors of 74586 and 74595 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74586

Prime factors of 74586 are 2, 3, 31, 401. Prime factorization of 74586 in exponential form is:

74586 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74595

Prime factors of 74595 are 3, 5, 4973. Prime factorization of 74595 in exponential form is:

74595 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4973¹

Step-3: Factors of 74586

List of positive integer factors of 74586 that divides 74586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 93, 186, 401, 802, 1203, 2406, 12431, 24862, 37293

Step-4: Factors of 74595

List of positive integer factors of 74595 that divides 74586 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 4973, 14919, 24865

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74586 and 74595. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74586 and 74595 is 3.

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