What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72206 and 72211?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72206 and 72211 is 1.

GCF(72206,72211) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72206 and 72211, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72206 and 72211.

How to find the GCF of 72206 and 72211?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72206 and 72211. After we will calculate the factors of 72206 and 72211 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72206

Prime factors of 72206 are 2, 79, 457. Prime factorization of 72206 in exponential form is:

72206 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72211

Prime factors of 72211 are 72211. Prime factorization of 72211 in exponential form is:

72211 = 72211¹

Step-3: Factors of 72206

List of positive integer factors of 72206 that divides 72206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 457, 914, 36103

Step-4: Factors of 72211

List of positive integer factors of 72211 that divides 72206 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72206 and 72211. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72206 and 72211 is 1.

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