What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72431 and 72445?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72431 and 72445 is 1.

GCF(72431,72445) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72431 and 72445, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72431 and 72445.

How to find the GCF of 72431 and 72445?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72431 and 72445. After we will calculate the factors of 72431 and 72445 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72431

Prime factors of 72431 are 72431. Prime factorization of 72431 in exponential form is:

72431 = 72431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72445

Prime factors of 72445 are 5, 14489. Prime factorization of 72445 in exponential form is:

72445 = 5¹ × 14489¹

Step-3: Factors of 72431

List of positive integer factors of 72431 that divides 72431 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 72445

List of positive integer factors of 72445 that divides 72431 without a remainder.

1, 5, 14489

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72431 and 72445. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72431 and 72445 is 1.

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