What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74964 and 74978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74964 and 74978 is 2.

GCF(74964,74978) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74964 and 74978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74964 and 74978.

How to find the GCF of 74964 and 74978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74964 and 74978. After we will calculate the factors of 74964 and 74978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74964

Prime factors of 74964 are 2, 3, 6247. Prime factorization of 74964 in exponential form is:

74964 = 2² × 3¹ × 6247¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74978

Prime factors of 74978 are 2, 37489. Prime factorization of 74978 in exponential form is:

74978 = 2¹ × 37489¹

Step-3: Factors of 74964

List of positive integer factors of 74964 that divides 74964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6247, 12494, 18741, 24988, 37482

Step-4: Factors of 74978

List of positive integer factors of 74978 that divides 74964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37489

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74964 and 74978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74964 and 74978 is 2.

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