What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72532 and 72551?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72532 and 72551 is 1.

GCF(72532,72551) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72532 and 72551, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72532 and 72551.

How to find the GCF of 72532 and 72551?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72532 and 72551. After we will calculate the factors of 72532 and 72551 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72532

Prime factors of 72532 are 2, 18133. Prime factorization of 72532 in exponential form is:

72532 = 2² × 18133¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72551

Prime factors of 72551 are 72551. Prime factorization of 72551 in exponential form is:

72551 = 72551¹

Step-3: Factors of 72532

List of positive integer factors of 72532 that divides 72532 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18133, 36266

Step-4: Factors of 72551

List of positive integer factors of 72551 that divides 72532 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72532 and 72551. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72532 and 72551 is 1.

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