What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72292 and 72297?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72292 and 72297 is 1.

GCF(72292,72297) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72292 and 72297, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72292 and 72297.

How to find the GCF of 72292 and 72297?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72292 and 72297. After we will calculate the factors of 72292 and 72297 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72292

Prime factors of 72292 are 2, 11, 31, 53. Prime factorization of 72292 in exponential form is:

72292 = 2² × 11¹ × 31¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72297

Prime factors of 72297 are 3, 29, 277. Prime factorization of 72297 in exponential form is:

72297 = 3² × 29¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 72292

List of positive integer factors of 72292 that divides 72292 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 31, 44, 53, 62, 106, 124, 212, 341, 583, 682, 1166, 1364, 1643, 2332, 3286, 6572, 18073, 36146

Step-4: Factors of 72297

List of positive integer factors of 72297 that divides 72292 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 29, 87, 261, 277, 831, 2493, 8033, 24099

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72292 and 72297. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72292 and 72297 is 1.

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