What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72644 and 72661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72644 and 72661 is 1.

GCF(72644,72661) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72644 and 72661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72644 and 72661.

How to find the GCF of 72644 and 72661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72644 and 72661. After we will calculate the factors of 72644 and 72661 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72644

Prime factors of 72644 are 2, 11, 13, 127. Prime factorization of 72644 in exponential form is:

72644 = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72661

Prime factors of 72661 are 72661. Prime factorization of 72661 in exponential form is:

72661 = 72661¹

Step-3: Factors of 72644

List of positive integer factors of 72644 that divides 72644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 13, 22, 26, 44, 52, 127, 143, 254, 286, 508, 572, 1397, 1651, 2794, 3302, 5588, 6604, 18161, 36322

Step-4: Factors of 72661

List of positive integer factors of 72661 that divides 72644 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72644 and 72661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72644 and 72661 is 1.

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