What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74922 and 74930?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74922 and 74930 is 2.

GCF(74922,74930) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74922 and 74930, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74922 and 74930.

How to find the GCF of 74922 and 74930?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74922 and 74930. After we will calculate the factors of 74922 and 74930 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74922

Prime factors of 74922 are 2, 3, 12487. Prime factorization of 74922 in exponential form is:

74922 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74930

Prime factors of 74930 are 2, 5, 59, 127. Prime factorization of 74930 in exponential form is:

74930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 74922

List of positive integer factors of 74922 that divides 74922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12487, 24974, 37461

Step-4: Factors of 74930

List of positive integer factors of 74930 that divides 74922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 127, 254, 295, 590, 635, 1270, 7493, 14986, 37465

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74922 and 74930. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74922 and 74930 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 74922 and 74930