What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74878 and 74891?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74878 and 74891 is 1.

GCF(74878,74891) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74878 and 74891, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74878 and 74891.

How to find the GCF of 74878 and 74891?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74878 and 74891. After we will calculate the factors of 74878 and 74891 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74878

Prime factors of 74878 are 2, 29, 1291. Prime factorization of 74878 in exponential form is:

74878 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1291¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74891

Prime factors of 74891 are 74891. Prime factorization of 74891 in exponential form is:

74891 = 74891¹

Step-3: Factors of 74878

List of positive integer factors of 74878 that divides 74878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1291, 2582, 37439

Step-4: Factors of 74891

List of positive integer factors of 74891 that divides 74878 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74878 and 74891. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74878 and 74891 is 1.

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