What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72044 and 72049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72044 and 72049 is 1.

GCF(72044,72049) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72044 and 72049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72044 and 72049.

How to find the GCF of 72044 and 72049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72044 and 72049. After we will calculate the factors of 72044 and 72049 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72044

Prime factors of 72044 are 2, 7, 31, 83. Prime factorization of 72044 in exponential form is:

72044 = 2² × 7¹ × 31¹ × 83¹

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 72044

List of positive integer factors of 72044 that divides 72044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 31, 62, 83, 124, 166, 217, 332, 434, 581, 868, 1162, 2324, 2573, 5146, 10292, 18011, 36022

Step-4: Factors of 72049

List of positive integer factors of 72049 that divides 72044 without a remainder.

1, 109, 661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72044 and 72049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72044 and 72049 is 1.

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