What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7474 and 7478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7474 and 7478 is 2.

GCF(7474,7478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7474 and 7478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7474 and 7478.

How to find the GCF of 7474 and 7478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7474 and 7478. After we will calculate the factors of 7474 and 7478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 7478

Prime factors of 7478 are 2, 3739. Prime factorization of 7478 in exponential form is:

7478 = 2¹ × 3739¹

Step-3: Factors of 7474

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 7478

List of positive integer factors of 7478 that divides 7474 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7474 and 7478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7474 and 7478 is 2.

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