What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72511 and 72518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72511 and 72518 is 1.

GCF(72511,72518) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72511 and 72518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72511 and 72518.

How to find the GCF of 72511 and 72518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72511 and 72518. After we will calculate the factors of 72511 and 72518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72511

Prime factors of 72511 are 59, 1229. Prime factorization of 72511 in exponential form is:

72511 = 59¹ × 1229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72518

Prime factors of 72518 are 2, 101, 359. Prime factorization of 72518 in exponential form is:

72518 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 72511

List of positive integer factors of 72511 that divides 72511 without a remainder.

1, 59, 1229

Step-4: Factors of 72518

List of positive integer factors of 72518 that divides 72511 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 202, 359, 718, 36259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72511 and 72518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72511 and 72518 is 1.

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