What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72427 and 72443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72427 and 72443 is 1.

GCF(72427,72443) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72427 and 72443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72427 and 72443.

How to find the GCF of 72427 and 72443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72427 and 72443. After we will calculate the factors of 72427 and 72443 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72427

Prime factors of 72427 are 23, 47, 67. Prime factorization of 72427 in exponential form is:

72427 = 23¹ × 47¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72443

Prime factors of 72443 are 7, 79, 131. Prime factorization of 72443 in exponential form is:

72443 = 7¹ × 79¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 72427

List of positive integer factors of 72427 that divides 72427 without a remainder.

1, 23, 47, 67, 1081, 1541, 3149

Step-4: Factors of 72443

List of positive integer factors of 72443 that divides 72427 without a remainder.

1, 7, 79, 131, 553, 917, 10349

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72427 and 72443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72427 and 72443 is 1.

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