What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74862 and 74876?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74862 and 74876 is 2.

GCF(74862,74876) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74862 and 74876, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74862 and 74876.

How to find the GCF of 74862 and 74876?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74862 and 74876. After we will calculate the factors of 74862 and 74876 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74862

Prime factors of 74862 are 2, 3, 4159. Prime factorization of 74862 in exponential form is:

74862 = 2¹ × 3² × 4159¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74876

Prime factors of 74876 are 2, 18719. Prime factorization of 74876 in exponential form is:

74876 = 2² × 18719¹

Step-3: Factors of 74862

List of positive integer factors of 74862 that divides 74862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4159, 8318, 12477, 24954, 37431

Step-4: Factors of 74876

List of positive integer factors of 74876 that divides 74862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18719, 37438

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74862 and 74876. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74862 and 74876 is 2.

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