What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72445 and 72463?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72445 and 72463 is 1.

GCF(72445,72463) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72445 and 72463, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72445 and 72463.

How to find the GCF of 72445 and 72463?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72445 and 72463. After we will calculate the factors of 72445 and 72463 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72445

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

72445 = 5¹ × 14489¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72463

Prime factors of 72463 are 233, 311. Prime factorization of 72463 in exponential form is:

72463 = 233¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 72445

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

1, 5, 14489

Step-4: Factors of 72463

List of positive integer factors of 72463 that divides 72445 without a remainder.

1, 233, 311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72445 and 72463. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72445 and 72463 is 1.

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