What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72324 and 72329?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72324 and 72329 is 1.

GCF(72324,72329) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72324 and 72329, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72324 and 72329.

How to find the GCF of 72324 and 72329?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72324 and 72329. After we will calculate the factors of 72324 and 72329 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72324

Prime factors of 72324 are 2, 3, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 72324 in exponential form is:

72324 = 2² × 3² × 7² × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72329

Prime factors of 72329 are 151, 479. Prime factorization of 72329 in exponential form is:

72329 = 151¹ × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 72324

List of positive integer factors of 72324 that divides 72324 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 41, 42, 49, 63, 82, 84, 98, 123, 126, 147, 164, 196, 246, 252, 287, 294, 369, 441, 492, 574, 588, 738, 861, 882, 1148, 1476, 1722, 1764, 2009, 2583, 3444, 4018, 5166, 6027, 8036, 10332, 12054, 18081, 24108, 36162

Step-4: Factors of 72329

List of positive integer factors of 72329 that divides 72324 without a remainder.

1, 151, 479

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72324 and 72329. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72324 and 72329 is 1.

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