What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74718 and 74726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74718 and 74726 is 2.

GCF(74718,74726) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74718 and 74726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74718 and 74726.

How to find the GCF of 74718 and 74726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74718 and 74726. After we will calculate the factors of 74718 and 74726 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74718

Prime factors of 74718 are 2, 3, 7, 593. Prime factorization of 74718 in exponential form is:

74718 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74726

Prime factors of 74726 are 2, 37363. Prime factorization of 74726 in exponential form is:

74726 = 2¹ × 37363¹

Step-3: Factors of 74718

List of positive integer factors of 74718 that divides 74718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 593, 1186, 1779, 3558, 4151, 5337, 8302, 10674, 12453, 24906, 37359

Step-4: Factors of 74726

List of positive integer factors of 74726 that divides 74718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37363

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74718 and 74726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74718 and 74726 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 74718 and 74726