What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72528 and 72545?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72528 and 72545 is 1.

GCF(72528,72545) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72528 and 72545, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72528 and 72545.

How to find the GCF of 72528 and 72545?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72528 and 72545. After we will calculate the factors of 72528 and 72545 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72528

Prime factors of 72528 are 2, 3, 1511. Prime factorization of 72528 in exponential form is:

72528 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1511¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72545

Prime factors of 72545 are 5, 11, 1319. Prime factorization of 72545 in exponential form is:

72545 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 1319¹

Step-3: Factors of 72528

List of positive integer factors of 72528 that divides 72528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1511, 3022, 4533, 6044, 9066, 12088, 18132, 24176, 36264

Step-4: Factors of 72545

List of positive integer factors of 72545 that divides 72528 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 1319, 6595, 14509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72528 and 72545. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72528 and 72545 is 1.

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