What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72014 and 72031?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72014 and 72031 is 1.

GCF(72014,72031) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72014 and 72031, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72014 and 72031.

How to find the GCF of 72014 and 72031?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72014 and 72031. After we will calculate the factors of 72014 and 72031 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72014

Prime factors of 72014 are 2, 36007. Prime factorization of 72014 in exponential form is:

72014 = 2¹ × 36007¹

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 72014

List of positive integer factors of 72014 that divides 72014 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36007

Step-4: Factors of 72031

List of positive integer factors of 72031 that divides 72014 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72014 and 72031. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72014 and 72031 is 1.

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