What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72649 and 72655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72649 and 72655 is 1.

GCF(72649,72655) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72649 and 72655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72649 and 72655.

How to find the GCF of 72649 and 72655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72649 and 72655. After we will calculate the factors of 72649 and 72655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72649

Prime factors of 72649 are 72649. Prime factorization of 72649 in exponential form is:

72649 = 72649¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72655

Prime factors of 72655 are 5, 11, 1321. Prime factorization of 72655 in exponential form is:

72655 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 1321¹

Step-3: Factors of 72649

List of positive integer factors of 72649 that divides 72649 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 72655

List of positive integer factors of 72655 that divides 72649 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 1321, 6605, 14531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72649 and 72655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72649 and 72655 is 1.

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