What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72372 and 72383?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72372 and 72383 is 1.

GCF(72372,72383) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72372 and 72383, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72372 and 72383.

How to find the GCF of 72372 and 72383?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72372 and 72383. After we will calculate the factors of 72372 and 72383 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72372

Prime factors of 72372 are 2, 3, 37, 163. Prime factorization of 72372 in exponential form is:

72372 = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72383

Prime factors of 72383 are 72383. Prime factorization of 72383 in exponential form is:

72383 = 72383¹

Step-3: Factors of 72372

List of positive integer factors of 72372 that divides 72372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 37, 74, 111, 148, 163, 222, 326, 444, 489, 652, 978, 1956, 6031, 12062, 18093, 24124, 36186

Step-4: Factors of 72383

List of positive integer factors of 72383 that divides 72372 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72372 and 72383. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72372 and 72383 is 1.

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