What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72590 and 72601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72590 and 72601 is 1.

GCF(72590,72601) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72590 and 72601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72590 and 72601.

How to find the GCF of 72590 and 72601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72590 and 72601. After we will calculate the factors of 72590 and 72601 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72590

Prime factors of 72590 are 2, 5, 7, 17, 61. Prime factorization of 72590 in exponential form is:

72590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72601

Prime factors of 72601 are 79, 919. Prime factorization of 72601 in exponential form is:

72601 = 79¹ × 919¹

Step-3: Factors of 72590

List of positive integer factors of 72590 that divides 72590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, 34, 35, 61, 70, 85, 119, 122, 170, 238, 305, 427, 595, 610, 854, 1037, 1190, 2074, 2135, 4270, 5185, 7259, 10370, 14518, 36295

Step-4: Factors of 72601

List of positive integer factors of 72601 that divides 72590 without a remainder.

1, 79, 919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72590 and 72601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72590 and 72601 is 1.

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