What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74968 and 74974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74968 and 74974 is 2.

GCF(74968,74974) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74968 and 74974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74968 and 74974.

How to find the GCF of 74968 and 74974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74968 and 74974. After we will calculate the factors of 74968 and 74974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 74968

Prime factors of 74968 are 2, 9371. Prime factorization of 74968 in exponential form is:

74968 = 2³ × 9371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 74974

Prime factors of 74974 are 2, 19, 1973. Prime factorization of 74974 in exponential form is:

74974 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1973¹

Step-3: Factors of 74968

List of positive integer factors of 74968 that divides 74968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9371, 18742, 37484

Step-4: Factors of 74974

List of positive integer factors of 74974 that divides 74968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1973, 3946, 37487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74968 and 74974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74968 and 74974 is 2.

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