What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71999 and 72018?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71999 and 72018 is 1.

GCF(71999,72018) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71999 and 72018, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71999 and 72018.

How to find the GCF of 71999 and 72018?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71999 and 72018. After we will calculate the factors of 71999 and 72018 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 72018

Prime factors of 72018 are 2, 3, 4001. Prime factorization of 72018 in exponential form is:

72018 = 2¹ × 3² × 4001¹

Step-3: Factors of 71999

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

Step-4: Factors of 72018

List of positive integer factors of 72018 that divides 71999 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4001, 8002, 12003, 24006, 36009

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71999 and 72018. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71999 and 72018 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 71999 and 72018