What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72153 and 72161?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72153 and 72161 is 1.

GCF(72153,72161) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72153 and 72161, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72153 and 72161.

How to find the GCF of 72153 and 72161?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72153 and 72161. After we will calculate the factors of 72153 and 72161 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72153

Prime factors of 72153 are 3, 8017. Prime factorization of 72153 in exponential form is:

72153 = 3² × 8017¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72161

Prime factors of 72161 are 72161. Prime factorization of 72161 in exponential form is:

72161 = 72161¹

Step-3: Factors of 72153

List of positive integer factors of 72153 that divides 72153 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 8017, 24051

Step-4: Factors of 72161

List of positive integer factors of 72161 that divides 72153 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72153 and 72161. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72153 and 72161 is 1.

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