What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72213 and 72222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72213 and 72222 is 3.

GCF(72213,72222) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72213 and 72222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72213 and 72222.

How to find the GCF of 72213 and 72222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72213 and 72222. After we will calculate the factors of 72213 and 72222 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72213

Prime factors of 72213 are 3, 24071. Prime factorization of 72213 in exponential form is:

72213 = 3¹ × 24071¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72222

Prime factors of 72222 are 2, 3, 12037. Prime factorization of 72222 in exponential form is:

72222 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12037¹

Step-3: Factors of 72213

List of positive integer factors of 72213 that divides 72213 without a remainder.

1, 3, 24071

Step-4: Factors of 72222

List of positive integer factors of 72222 that divides 72213 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12037, 24074, 36111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72213 and 72222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72213 and 72222 is 3.

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