What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72247 and 72253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72247 and 72253 is 1.

GCF(72247,72253) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72247 and 72253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72247 and 72253.

How to find the GCF of 72247 and 72253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72247 and 72253. After we will calculate the factors of 72247 and 72253 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72247

Prime factors of 72247 are 7, 10321. Prime factorization of 72247 in exponential form is:

72247 = 7¹ × 10321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72253

Prime factors of 72253 are 72253. Prime factorization of 72253 in exponential form is:

72253 = 72253¹

Step-3: Factors of 72247

List of positive integer factors of 72247 that divides 72247 without a remainder.

1, 7, 10321

Step-4: Factors of 72253

List of positive integer factors of 72253 that divides 72247 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72247 and 72253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72247 and 72253 is 1.

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