What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72073 and 72081?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72073 and 72081 is 1.

GCF(72073,72081) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72073 and 72081, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72073 and 72081.

How to find the GCF of 72073 and 72081?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72073 and 72081. After we will calculate the factors of 72073 and 72081 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72073

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

72073 = 72073¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72081

Prime factors of 72081 are 3, 8009. Prime factorization of 72081 in exponential form is:

72081 = 3² × 8009¹

Step-3: Factors of 72073

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

Step-4: Factors of 72081

List of positive integer factors of 72081 that divides 72073 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 8009, 24027

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72073 and 72081. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72073 and 72081 is 1.

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