What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72382 and 72401?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72382 and 72401 is 1.

GCF(72382,72401) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72382 and 72401, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72382 and 72401.

How to find the GCF of 72382 and 72401?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72382 and 72401. After we will calculate the factors of 72382 and 72401 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72382

Prime factors of 72382 are 2, 36191. Prime factorization of 72382 in exponential form is:

72382 = 2¹ × 36191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72401

Prime factors of 72401 are 7, 10343. Prime factorization of 72401 in exponential form is:

72401 = 7¹ × 10343¹

Step-3: Factors of 72382

List of positive integer factors of 72382 that divides 72382 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36191

Step-4: Factors of 72401

List of positive integer factors of 72401 that divides 72382 without a remainder.

1, 7, 10343

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72382 and 72401. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72382 and 72401 is 1.

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