What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72131 and 72141?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72131 and 72141 is 1.

GCF(72131,72141) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72131 and 72141, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72131 and 72141.

How to find the GCF of 72131 and 72141?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72131 and 72141. After we will calculate the factors of 72131 and 72141 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72131

Prime factors of 72131 are 17, 4243. Prime factorization of 72131 in exponential form is:

72131 = 17¹ × 4243¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72141

Prime factors of 72141 are 3, 139, 173. Prime factorization of 72141 in exponential form is:

72141 = 3¹ × 139¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 72131

List of positive integer factors of 72131 that divides 72131 without a remainder.

1, 17, 4243

Step-4: Factors of 72141

List of positive integer factors of 72141 that divides 72131 without a remainder.

1, 3, 139, 173, 417, 519, 24047

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72131 and 72141. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72131 and 72141 is 1.

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