What is the Greatest Common Factor of 74968 and 74983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 74968 and 74983 is 1.

GCF(74968,74983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 74968 and 74983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 74968 and 74983.

How to find the GCF of 74968 and 74983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 74968 and 74983. After we will calculate the factors of 74968 and 74983 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 74983

Prime factors of 74983 are 167, 449. Prime factorization of 74983 in exponential form is:

74983 = 167¹ × 449¹

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 74983

List of positive integer factors of 74983 that divides 74968 without a remainder.

1, 167, 449

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 74968 and 74983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 74968 and 74983 is 1.

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