What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72524 and 72541?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72524 and 72541 is 1.

GCF(72524,72541) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72524 and 72541, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72524 and 72541.

How to find the GCF of 72524 and 72541?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72524 and 72541. After we will calculate the factors of 72524 and 72541 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72524

Prime factors of 72524 are 2, 18131. Prime factorization of 72524 in exponential form is:

72524 = 2² × 18131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72541

Prime factors of 72541 are 7, 43, 241. Prime factorization of 72541 in exponential form is:

72541 = 7¹ × 43¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 72524

List of positive integer factors of 72524 that divides 72524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18131, 36262

Step-4: Factors of 72541

List of positive integer factors of 72541 that divides 72524 without a remainder.

1, 7, 43, 241, 301, 1687, 10363

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72524 and 72541. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72524 and 72541 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72524 and 72541