What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72629 and 72641?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72629 and 72641 is 1.

GCF(72629,72641) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72629 and 72641, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72629 and 72641.

How to find the GCF of 72629 and 72641?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72629 and 72641. After we will calculate the factors of 72629 and 72641 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72629

Prime factors of 72629 are 59, 1231. Prime factorization of 72629 in exponential form is:

72629 = 59¹ × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72641

Prime factors of 72641 are 17, 4273. Prime factorization of 72641 in exponential form is:

72641 = 17¹ × 4273¹

Step-3: Factors of 72629

List of positive integer factors of 72629 that divides 72629 without a remainder.

1, 59, 1231

Step-4: Factors of 72641

List of positive integer factors of 72641 that divides 72629 without a remainder.

1, 17, 4273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72629 and 72641. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72629 and 72641 is 1.

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