What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70872 and 70879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70872 and 70879 is 1.

GCF(70872,70879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70872 and 70879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70872 and 70879.

How to find the GCF of 70872 and 70879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70872 and 70879. After we will calculate the factors of 70872 and 70879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70872

Prime factors of 70872 are 2, 3, 2953. Prime factorization of 70872 in exponential form is:

70872 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70879

Prime factors of 70879 are 70879. Prime factorization of 70879 in exponential form is:

70879 = 70879¹

Step-3: Factors of 70872

List of positive integer factors of 70872 that divides 70872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2953, 5906, 8859, 11812, 17718, 23624, 35436

Step-4: Factors of 70879

List of positive integer factors of 70879 that divides 70872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70872 and 70879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70872 and 70879 is 1.

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