What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72539 and 72559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72539 and 72559 is 1.

GCF(72539,72559) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72539 and 72559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72539 and 72559.

How to find the GCF of 72539 and 72559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72539 and 72559. After we will calculate the factors of 72539 and 72559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72539

Prime factors of 72539 are 17, 251. Prime factorization of 72539 in exponential form is:

72539 = 17² × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72559

Prime factors of 72559 are 72559. Prime factorization of 72559 in exponential form is:

72559 = 72559¹

Step-3: Factors of 72539

List of positive integer factors of 72539 that divides 72539 without a remainder.

1, 17, 251, 289, 4267

Step-4: Factors of 72559

List of positive integer factors of 72559 that divides 72539 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72539 and 72559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72539 and 72559 is 1.

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