What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74786 and 74792?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74786 and 74792 is 2.

GCF(74786,74792) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74786 and 74792, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74786 and 74792.

How to find the GCF of 74786 and 74792?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74786 and 74792. After we will calculate the factors of 74786 and 74792 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74786

Prime factors of 74786 are 2, 61, 613. Prime factorization of 74786 in exponential form is:

74786 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 613¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74792

Prime factors of 74792 are 2, 9349. Prime factorization of 74792 in exponential form is:

74792 = 2³ × 9349¹

Step-3: Factors of 74786

List of positive integer factors of 74786 that divides 74786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 613, 1226, 37393

Step-4: Factors of 74792

List of positive integer factors of 74792 that divides 74786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9349, 18698, 37396

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74786 and 74792. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74786 and 74792 is 2.

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