What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72293 and 72309?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72293 and 72309 is 1.

GCF(72293,72309) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72293 and 72309, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72293 and 72309.

How to find the GCF of 72293 and 72309?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72293 and 72309. After we will calculate the factors of 72293 and 72309 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72293

Prime factors of 72293 are 13, 67, 83. Prime factorization of 72293 in exponential form is:

72293 = 13¹ × 67¹ × 83¹

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 72293

List of positive integer factors of 72293 that divides 72293 without a remainder.

1, 13, 67, 83, 871, 1079, 5561

Step-4: Factors of 72309

List of positive integer factors of 72309 that divides 72293 without a remainder.

1, 3, 24103

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72293 and 72309. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72293 and 72309 is 1.

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