What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7460 and 7474?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7460 and 7474 is 2.

GCF(7460,7474) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7460 and 7474, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7460 and 7474.

How to find the GCF of 7460 and 7474?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7460 and 7474. After we will calculate the factors of 7460 and 7474 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7460

Prime factors of 7460 are 2, 5, 373. Prime factorization of 7460 in exponential form is:

7460 = 2² × 5¹ × 373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7474

Prime factors of 7474 are 2, 37, 101. Prime factorization of 7474 in exponential form is:

7474 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 7460

List of positive integer factors of 7460 that divides 7460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 373, 746, 1492, 1865, 3730

Step-4: Factors of 7474

List of positive integer factors of 7474 that divides 7460 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 101, 202, 3737

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7460 and 7474. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7460 and 7474 is 2.

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