What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72416 and 72421?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72416 and 72421 is 1.

GCF(72416,72421) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72416 and 72421, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72416 and 72421.

How to find the GCF of 72416 and 72421?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72416 and 72421. After we will calculate the factors of 72416 and 72421 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72416

Prime factors of 72416 are 2, 31, 73. Prime factorization of 72416 in exponential form is:

72416 = 2⁵ × 31¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72421

Prime factors of 72421 are 72421. Prime factorization of 72421 in exponential form is:

72421 = 72421¹

Step-3: Factors of 72416

List of positive integer factors of 72416 that divides 72416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 32, 62, 73, 124, 146, 248, 292, 496, 584, 992, 1168, 2263, 2336, 4526, 9052, 18104, 36208

Step-4: Factors of 72421

List of positive integer factors of 72421 that divides 72416 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72416 and 72421. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72416 and 72421 is 1.

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