What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74586 and 74601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74586 and 74601 is 3.

GCF(74586,74601) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74586 and 74601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74586 and 74601.

How to find the GCF of 74586 and 74601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74586 and 74601. After we will calculate the factors of 74586 and 74601 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 74601

Prime factors of 74601 are 3, 307. Prime factorization of 74601 in exponential form is:

74601 = 3⁵ × 307¹

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 74601

List of positive integer factors of 74601 that divides 74586 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 307, 921, 2763, 8289, 24867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74586 and 74601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74586 and 74601 is 3.

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