What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74740 and 74759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74740 and 74759 is 1.

GCF(74740,74759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74740 and 74759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74740 and 74759.

How to find the GCF of 74740 and 74759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74740 and 74759. After we will calculate the factors of 74740 and 74759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74740

Prime factors of 74740 are 2, 5, 37, 101. Prime factorization of 74740 in exponential form is:

74740 = 2² × 5¹ × 37¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74759

Prime factors of 74759 are 74759. Prime factorization of 74759 in exponential form is:

74759 = 74759¹

Step-3: Factors of 74740

List of positive integer factors of 74740 that divides 74740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 37, 74, 101, 148, 185, 202, 370, 404, 505, 740, 1010, 2020, 3737, 7474, 14948, 18685, 37370

Step-4: Factors of 74759

List of positive integer factors of 74759 that divides 74740 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74740 and 74759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74740 and 74759 is 1.

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