What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72118 and 72127?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72118 and 72127 is 1.

GCF(72118,72127) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72118 and 72127, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72118 and 72127.

How to find the GCF of 72118 and 72127?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72118 and 72127. After we will calculate the factors of 72118 and 72127 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72118

Prime factors of 72118 are 2, 107, 337. Prime factorization of 72118 in exponential form is:

72118 = 2¹ × 107¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72127

Prime factors of 72127 are 11, 79, 83. Prime factorization of 72127 in exponential form is:

72127 = 11¹ × 79¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 72118

List of positive integer factors of 72118 that divides 72118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 107, 214, 337, 674, 36059

Step-4: Factors of 72127

List of positive integer factors of 72127 that divides 72118 without a remainder.

1, 11, 79, 83, 869, 913, 6557

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72118 and 72127. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72118 and 72127 is 1.

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