What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71993 and 72007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71993 and 72007 is 1.

GCF(71993,72007) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71993 and 72007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71993 and 72007.

How to find the GCF of 71993 and 72007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71993 and 72007. After we will calculate the factors of 71993 and 72007 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71993

Prime factors of 71993 are 71993. Prime factorization of 71993 in exponential form is:

71993 = 71993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72007

Prime factors of 72007 are 13, 29, 191. Prime factorization of 72007 in exponential form is:

72007 = 13¹ × 29¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 71993

List of positive integer factors of 71993 that divides 71993 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 72007

List of positive integer factors of 72007 that divides 71993 without a remainder.

1, 13, 29, 191, 377, 2483, 5539

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71993 and 72007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71993 and 72007 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 71993 and 72007