What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2072 and 2081?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2072 and 2081 is 1.

GCF(2072,2081) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2072 and 2081, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2072 and 2081.

How to find the GCF of 2072 and 2081?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2072 and 2081. After we will calculate the factors of 2072 and 2081 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2072

Prime factors of 2072 are 2, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 2072 in exponential form is:

2072 = 2³ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2081

Prime factors of 2081 are 2081. Prime factorization of 2081 in exponential form is:

2081 = 2081¹

Step-3: Factors of 2072

List of positive integer factors of 2072 that divides 2072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 37, 56, 74, 148, 259, 296, 518, 1036

Step-4: Factors of 2081

List of positive integer factors of 2081 that divides 2072 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2072 and 2081. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2072 and 2081 is 1.

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