What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72068 and 72073?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72068 and 72073 is 1.

GCF(72068,72073) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72068 and 72073, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72068 and 72073.

How to find the GCF of 72068 and 72073?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72068 and 72073. After we will calculate the factors of 72068 and 72073 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72068

Prime factors of 72068 are 2, 43, 419. Prime factorization of 72068 in exponential form is:

72068 = 2² × 43¹ × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72073

Prime factors of 72073 are 72073. Prime factorization of 72073 in exponential form is:

72073 = 72073¹

Step-3: Factors of 72068

List of positive integer factors of 72068 that divides 72068 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 419, 838, 1676, 18017, 36034

Step-4: Factors of 72073

List of positive integer factors of 72073 that divides 72068 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72068 and 72073. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72068 and 72073 is 1.

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