What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72027 and 72033?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72027 and 72033 is 3.

GCF(72027,72033) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72027 and 72033, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72027 and 72033.

How to find the GCF of 72027 and 72033?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72027 and 72033. After we will calculate the factors of 72027 and 72033 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72027

Prime factors of 72027 are 3, 53, 151. Prime factorization of 72027 in exponential form is:

72027 = 3² × 53¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72033

Prime factors of 72033 are 3, 13, 1847. Prime factorization of 72033 in exponential form is:

72033 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1847¹

Step-3: Factors of 72027

List of positive integer factors of 72027 that divides 72027 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 53, 151, 159, 453, 477, 1359, 8003, 24009

Step-4: Factors of 72033

List of positive integer factors of 72033 that divides 72027 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 1847, 5541, 24011

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72027 and 72033. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72027 and 72033 is 3.

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