What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72361 and 72379?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72361 and 72379 is 1.

GCF(72361,72379) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72361 and 72379, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72361 and 72379.

How to find the GCF of 72361 and 72379?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72361 and 72379. After we will calculate the factors of 72361 and 72379 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72361

Prime factors of 72361 are 269. Prime factorization of 72361 in exponential form is:

72361 = 269²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72379

Prime factors of 72379 are 72379. Prime factorization of 72379 in exponential form is:

72379 = 72379¹

Step-3: Factors of 72361

List of positive integer factors of 72361 that divides 72361 without a remainder.

1, 269

Step-4: Factors of 72379

List of positive integer factors of 72379 that divides 72361 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72361 and 72379. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72361 and 72379 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72361 and 72379