What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72292 and 72309?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72292 and 72309 is 1.

GCF(72292,72309) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72292 and 72309, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72292 and 72309.

How to find the GCF of 72292 and 72309?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72292 and 72309. After we will calculate the factors of 72292 and 72309 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 72309

Prime factors of 72309 are 3, 24103. Prime factorization of 72309 in exponential form is:

72309 = 3¹ × 24103¹

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 72309

List of positive integer factors of 72309 that divides 72292 without a remainder.

1, 3, 24103

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72292 and 72309. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72292 and 72309 is 1.

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