What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72707 and 72714?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72707 and 72714 is 1.

GCF(72707,72714) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72707 and 72714, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72707 and 72714.

How to find the GCF of 72707 and 72714?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72707 and 72714. After we will calculate the factors of 72707 and 72714 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72707

Prime factors of 72707 are 72707. Prime factorization of 72707 in exponential form is:

72707 = 72707¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72714

Prime factors of 72714 are 2, 3, 12119. Prime factorization of 72714 in exponential form is:

72714 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12119¹

Step-3: Factors of 72707

List of positive integer factors of 72707 that divides 72707 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 72714

List of positive integer factors of 72714 that divides 72707 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12119, 24238, 36357

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72707 and 72714. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72707 and 72714 is 1.

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