What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74786 and 74794?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74786 and 74794 is 2.

GCF(74786,74794) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74786 and 74794, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74786 and 74794.

How to find the GCF of 74786 and 74794?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74786 and 74794. After we will calculate the factors of 74786 and 74794 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 74794

Prime factors of 74794 are 2, 37397. Prime factorization of 74794 in exponential form is:

74794 = 2¹ × 37397¹

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 74794

List of positive integer factors of 74794 that divides 74786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74786 and 74794. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74786 and 74794 is 2.

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