What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72663 and 72678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72663 and 72678 is 3.

GCF(72663,72678) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72663 and 72678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72663 and 72678.

How to find the GCF of 72663 and 72678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72663 and 72678. After we will calculate the factors of 72663 and 72678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72663

Prime factors of 72663 are 3, 53, 457. Prime factorization of 72663 in exponential form is:

72663 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72678

Prime factors of 72678 are 2, 3, 12113. Prime factorization of 72678 in exponential form is:

72678 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12113¹

Step-3: Factors of 72663

List of positive integer factors of 72663 that divides 72663 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 457, 1371, 24221

Step-4: Factors of 72678

List of positive integer factors of 72678 that divides 72663 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12113, 24226, 36339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72663 and 72678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72663 and 72678 is 3.

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