What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74590 and 74598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74590 and 74598 is 2.

GCF(74590,74598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74590 and 74598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74590 and 74598.

How to find the GCF of 74590 and 74598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74590 and 74598. After we will calculate the factors of 74590 and 74598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 74598

Prime factors of 74598 are 2, 3, 12433. Prime factorization of 74598 in exponential form is:

74598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12433¹

Step-3: Factors of 74590

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 74598

List of positive integer factors of 74598 that divides 74590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12433, 24866, 37299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74590 and 74598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74590 and 74598 is 2.

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