What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72538 and 72547?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72538 and 72547 is 1.

GCF(72538,72547) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72538 and 72547, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72538 and 72547.

How to find the GCF of 72538 and 72547?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72538 and 72547. After we will calculate the factors of 72538 and 72547 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72538

Prime factors of 72538 are 2, 36269. Prime factorization of 72538 in exponential form is:

72538 = 2¹ × 36269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72547

Prime factors of 72547 are 72547. Prime factorization of 72547 in exponential form is:

72547 = 72547¹

Step-3: Factors of 72538

List of positive integer factors of 72538 that divides 72538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36269

Step-4: Factors of 72547

List of positive integer factors of 72547 that divides 72538 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72538 and 72547. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72538 and 72547 is 1.

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