What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72273 and 72287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72273 and 72287 is 1.

GCF(72273,72287) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72273 and 72287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72273 and 72287.

How to find the GCF of 72273 and 72287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72273 and 72287. After we will calculate the factors of 72273 and 72287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72273

Prime factors of 72273 are 3, 24091. Prime factorization of 72273 in exponential form is:

72273 = 3¹ × 24091¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72287

Prime factors of 72287 are 72287. Prime factorization of 72287 in exponential form is:

72287 = 72287¹

Step-3: Factors of 72273

List of positive integer factors of 72273 that divides 72273 without a remainder.

1, 3, 24091

Step-4: Factors of 72287

List of positive integer factors of 72287 that divides 72273 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72273 and 72287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72273 and 72287 is 1.

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