What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72573 and 72579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72573 and 72579 is 3.

GCF(72573,72579) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72573 and 72579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72573 and 72579.

How to find the GCF of 72573 and 72579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72573 and 72579. After we will calculate the factors of 72573 and 72579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72573

Prime factors of 72573 are 3, 17, 1423. Prime factorization of 72573 in exponential form is:

72573 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72579

Prime factors of 72579 are 3, 13, 1861. Prime factorization of 72579 in exponential form is:

72579 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1861¹

Step-3: Factors of 72573

List of positive integer factors of 72573 that divides 72573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 1423, 4269, 24191

Step-4: Factors of 72579

List of positive integer factors of 72579 that divides 72573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 1861, 5583, 24193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72573 and 72579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72573 and 72579 is 3.

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