What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72262 and 72277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72262 and 72277 is 1.

GCF(72262,72277) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72262 and 72277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72262 and 72277.

How to find the GCF of 72262 and 72277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72262 and 72277. After we will calculate the factors of 72262 and 72277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72262

Prime factors of 72262 are 2, 36131. Prime factorization of 72262 in exponential form is:

72262 = 2¹ × 36131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72277

Prime factors of 72277 are 72277. Prime factorization of 72277 in exponential form is:

72277 = 72277¹

Step-3: Factors of 72262

List of positive integer factors of 72262 that divides 72262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36131

Step-4: Factors of 72277

List of positive integer factors of 72277 that divides 72262 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72262 and 72277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72262 and 72277 is 1.

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