What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72461 and 72466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72461 and 72466 is 1.

GCF(72461,72466) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72461 and 72466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72461 and 72466.

How to find the GCF of 72461 and 72466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72461 and 72466. After we will calculate the factors of 72461 and 72466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72461

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

72461 = 72461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72466

Prime factors of 72466 are 2, 19, 1907. Prime factorization of 72466 in exponential form is:

72466 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1907¹

Step-3: Factors of 72461

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

Step-4: Factors of 72466

List of positive integer factors of 72466 that divides 72461 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1907, 3814, 36233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72461 and 72466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72461 and 72466 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72461 and 72466