What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72452 and 72461?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72452 and 72461 is 1.

GCF(72452,72461) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72452 and 72461, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72452 and 72461.

How to find the GCF of 72452 and 72461?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72452 and 72461. After we will calculate the factors of 72452 and 72461 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72452

Prime factors of 72452 are 2, 59, 307. Prime factorization of 72452 in exponential form is:

72452 = 2² × 59¹ × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72461

Prime factors of 72461 are 72461. Prime factorization of 72461 in exponential form is:

72461 = 72461¹

Step-3: Factors of 72452

List of positive integer factors of 72452 that divides 72452 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 118, 236, 307, 614, 1228, 18113, 36226

Step-4: Factors of 72461

List of positive integer factors of 72461 that divides 72452 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72452 and 72461. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72452 and 72461 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72452 and 72461