What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72573 and 72591?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72573 and 72591 is 3.

GCF(72573,72591) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72573 and 72591, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72573 and 72591.

How to find the GCF of 72573 and 72591?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72573 and 72591. After we will calculate the factors of 72573 and 72591 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 72591

Prime factors of 72591 are 3, 24197. Prime factorization of 72591 in exponential form is:

72591 = 3¹ × 24197¹

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 72591

List of positive integer factors of 72591 that divides 72573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 24197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72573 and 72591. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72573 and 72591 is 3.

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