What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72263 and 72271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72263 and 72271 is 1.

GCF(72263,72271) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72263 and 72271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72263 and 72271.

How to find the GCF of 72263 and 72271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72263 and 72271. After we will calculate the factors of 72263 and 72271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72263

Prime factors of 72263 are 127, 569. Prime factorization of 72263 in exponential form is:

72263 = 127¹ × 569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72271

Prime factors of 72271 are 72271. Prime factorization of 72271 in exponential form is:

72271 = 72271¹

Step-3: Factors of 72263

List of positive integer factors of 72263 that divides 72263 without a remainder.

1, 127, 569

Step-4: Factors of 72271

List of positive integer factors of 72271 that divides 72263 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72263 and 72271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72263 and 72271 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72263 and 72271