What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72601 and 72617?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72601 and 72617 is 1.

GCF(72601,72617) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72601 and 72617, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72601 and 72617.

How to find the GCF of 72601 and 72617?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72601 and 72617. After we will calculate the factors of 72601 and 72617 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72601

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

72601 = 79¹ × 919¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72617

Prime factors of 72617 are 72617. Prime factorization of 72617 in exponential form is:

72617 = 72617¹

Step-3: Factors of 72601

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

1, 79, 919

Step-4: Factors of 72617

List of positive integer factors of 72617 that divides 72601 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72601 and 72617. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72601 and 72617 is 1.

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