What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72555 and 72567?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72555 and 72567 is 3.

GCF(72555,72567) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72555 and 72567, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72555 and 72567.

How to find the GCF of 72555 and 72567?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72555 and 72567. After we will calculate the factors of 72555 and 72567 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72555

Prime factors of 72555 are 3, 5, 7, 691. Prime factorization of 72555 in exponential form is:

72555 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72567

Prime factors of 72567 are 3, 11, 733. Prime factorization of 72567 in exponential form is:

72567 = 3² × 11¹ × 733¹

Step-3: Factors of 72555

List of positive integer factors of 72555 that divides 72555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35, 105, 691, 2073, 3455, 4837, 10365, 14511, 24185

Step-4: Factors of 72567

List of positive integer factors of 72567 that divides 72555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 733, 2199, 6597, 8063, 24189

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72555 and 72567. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72555 and 72567 is 3.

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