What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72023 and 72037?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72023 and 72037 is 7.

GCF(72023,72037) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72023 and 72037, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72023 and 72037.

How to find the GCF of 72023 and 72037?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72023 and 72037. After we will calculate the factors of 72023 and 72037 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72023

Prime factors of 72023 are 7, 10289. Prime factorization of 72023 in exponential form is:

72023 = 7¹ × 10289¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72037

Prime factors of 72037 are 7, 41, 251. Prime factorization of 72037 in exponential form is:

72037 = 7¹ × 41¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 72023

List of positive integer factors of 72023 that divides 72023 without a remainder.

1, 7, 10289

Step-4: Factors of 72037

List of positive integer factors of 72037 that divides 72023 without a remainder.

1, 7, 41, 251, 287, 1757, 10291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72023 and 72037. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72023 and 72037 is 7.

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