What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10001 and 10009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10001 and 10009 is 1.

GCF(10001,10009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10001 and 10009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10001 and 10009.

How to find the GCF of 10001 and 10009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10001 and 10009. After we will calculate the factors of 10001 and 10009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10001

Prime factors of 10001 are 73, 137. Prime factorization of 10001 in exponential form is:

10001 = 73¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10009

Prime factors of 10009 are 10009. Prime factorization of 10009 in exponential form is:

10009 = 10009¹

Step-3: Factors of 10001

List of positive integer factors of 10001 that divides 10001 without a remainder.

1, 73, 137

Step-4: Factors of 10009

List of positive integer factors of 10009 that divides 10001 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10001 and 10009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10001 and 10009 is 1.

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