What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72013 and 72031?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72013 and 72031 is 1.

GCF(72013,72031) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72013 and 72031, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72013 and 72031.

How to find the GCF of 72013 and 72031?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72013 and 72031. After we will calculate the factors of 72013 and 72031 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72013

Prime factors of 72013 are 23, 31, 101. Prime factorization of 72013 in exponential form is:

72013 = 23¹ × 31¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72031

Prime factors of 72031 are 72031. Prime factorization of 72031 in exponential form is:

72031 = 72031¹

Step-3: Factors of 72013

List of positive integer factors of 72013 that divides 72013 without a remainder.

1, 23, 31, 101, 713, 2323, 3131

Step-4: Factors of 72031

List of positive integer factors of 72031 that divides 72013 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72013 and 72031. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72013 and 72031 is 1.

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