What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74838 and 74842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74838 and 74842 is 2.

GCF(74838,74842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74838 and 74842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74838 and 74842.

How to find the GCF of 74838 and 74842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74838 and 74842. After we will calculate the factors of 74838 and 74842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74838

Prime factors of 74838 are 2, 3, 12473. Prime factorization of 74838 in exponential form is:

74838 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12473¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74842

Prime factors of 74842 are 2, 23, 1627. Prime factorization of 74842 in exponential form is:

74842 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1627¹

Step-3: Factors of 74838

List of positive integer factors of 74838 that divides 74838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12473, 24946, 37419

Step-4: Factors of 74842

List of positive integer factors of 74842 that divides 74838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1627, 3254, 37421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74838 and 74842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74838 and 74842 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 74838 and 74842