What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72042 and 72049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72042 and 72049 is 1.

GCF(72042,72049) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72042 and 72049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72042 and 72049.

How to find the GCF of 72042 and 72049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72042 and 72049. After we will calculate the factors of 72042 and 72049 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72042

Prime factors of 72042 are 2, 3, 12007. Prime factorization of 72042 in exponential form is:

72042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12007¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72049

Prime factors of 72049 are 109, 661. Prime factorization of 72049 in exponential form is:

72049 = 109¹ × 661¹

Step-3: Factors of 72042

List of positive integer factors of 72042 that divides 72042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12007, 24014, 36021

Step-4: Factors of 72049

List of positive integer factors of 72049 that divides 72042 without a remainder.

1, 109, 661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72042 and 72049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72042 and 72049 is 1.

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