What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71999 and 72017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71999 and 72017 is 1.

GCF(71999,72017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71999 and 72017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71999 and 72017.

How to find the GCF of 71999 and 72017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71999 and 72017. After we will calculate the factors of 71999 and 72017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71999

Prime factors of 71999 are 71999. Prime factorization of 71999 in exponential form is:

71999 = 71999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72017

Prime factors of 72017 are 11, 6547. Prime factorization of 72017 in exponential form is:

72017 = 11¹ × 6547¹

Step-3: Factors of 71999

List of positive integer factors of 71999 that divides 71999 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 72017

List of positive integer factors of 72017 that divides 71999 without a remainder.

1, 11, 6547

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71999 and 72017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71999 and 72017 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 71999 and 72017