What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72563 and 72582?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72563 and 72582 is 1.

GCF(72563,72582) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72563 and 72582, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72563 and 72582.

How to find the GCF of 72563 and 72582?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72563 and 72582. After we will calculate the factors of 72563 and 72582 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72563

Prime factors of 72563 are 149, 487. Prime factorization of 72563 in exponential form is:

72563 = 149¹ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72582

Prime factors of 72582 are 2, 3, 12097. Prime factorization of 72582 in exponential form is:

72582 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12097¹

Step-3: Factors of 72563

List of positive integer factors of 72563 that divides 72563 without a remainder.

1, 149, 487

Step-4: Factors of 72582

List of positive integer factors of 72582 that divides 72563 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12097, 24194, 36291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72563 and 72582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72563 and 72582 is 1.

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