What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72206 and 72221?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72206 and 72221 is 1.

GCF(72206,72221) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72206 and 72221, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72206 and 72221.

How to find the GCF of 72206 and 72221?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72206 and 72221. After we will calculate the factors of 72206 and 72221 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 72221

Prime factors of 72221 are 72221. Prime factorization of 72221 in exponential form is:

72221 = 72221¹

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 72221

List of positive integer factors of 72221 that divides 72206 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72206 and 72221. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72206 and 72221 is 1.

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