What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72502 and 72514?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72502 and 72514 is 2.

GCF(72502,72514) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72502 and 72514, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72502 and 72514.

How to find the GCF of 72502 and 72514?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72502 and 72514. After we will calculate the factors of 72502 and 72514 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72502

Prime factors of 72502 are 2, 36251. Prime factorization of 72502 in exponential form is:

72502 = 2¹ × 36251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72514

Prime factors of 72514 are 2, 13, 2789. Prime factorization of 72514 in exponential form is:

72514 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2789¹

Step-3: Factors of 72502

List of positive integer factors of 72502 that divides 72502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36251

Step-4: Factors of 72514

List of positive integer factors of 72514 that divides 72502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2789, 5578, 36257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72502 and 72514. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72502 and 72514 is 2.

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