What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72159 and 72169?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72159 and 72169 is 1.

GCF(72159,72169) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72159 and 72169, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72159 and 72169.

How to find the GCF of 72159 and 72169?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72159 and 72169. After we will calculate the factors of 72159 and 72169 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72159

Prime factors of 72159 are 3, 67, 359. Prime factorization of 72159 in exponential form is:

72159 = 3¹ × 67¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72169

Prime factors of 72169 are 72169. Prime factorization of 72169 in exponential form is:

72169 = 72169¹

Step-3: Factors of 72159

List of positive integer factors of 72159 that divides 72159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 67, 201, 359, 1077, 24053

Step-4: Factors of 72169

List of positive integer factors of 72169 that divides 72159 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72159 and 72169. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72159 and 72169 is 1.

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