What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74600 and 74618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74600 and 74618 is 2.

GCF(74600,74618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74600 and 74618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74600 and 74618.

How to find the GCF of 74600 and 74618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74600 and 74618. After we will calculate the factors of 74600 and 74618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74600

Prime factors of 74600 are 2, 5, 373. Prime factorization of 74600 in exponential form is:

74600 = 2³ × 5² × 373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74618

Prime factors of 74618 are 2, 37309. Prime factorization of 74618 in exponential form is:

74618 = 2¹ × 37309¹

Step-3: Factors of 74600

List of positive integer factors of 74600 that divides 74600 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 200, 373, 746, 1492, 1865, 2984, 3730, 7460, 9325, 14920, 18650, 37300

Step-4: Factors of 74618

List of positive integer factors of 74618 that divides 74600 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74600 and 74618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74600 and 74618 is 2.

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