What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72673 and 72691?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72673 and 72691 is 1.

GCF(72673,72691) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72673 and 72691, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72673 and 72691.

How to find the GCF of 72673 and 72691?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72673 and 72691. After we will calculate the factors of 72673 and 72691 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72673

Prime factors of 72673 are 72673. Prime factorization of 72673 in exponential form is:

72673 = 72673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72691

Prime factors of 72691 are 157, 463. Prime factorization of 72691 in exponential form is:

72691 = 157¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 72673

List of positive integer factors of 72673 that divides 72673 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 72691

List of positive integer factors of 72691 that divides 72673 without a remainder.

1, 157, 463

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72673 and 72691. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72673 and 72691 is 1.

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