What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72802 and 72817?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72802 and 72817 is 1.

GCF(72802,72817) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72802 and 72817, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72802 and 72817.

How to find the GCF of 72802 and 72817?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72802 and 72817. After we will calculate the factors of 72802 and 72817 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72802

Prime factors of 72802 are 2, 89, 409. Prime factorization of 72802 in exponential form is:

72802 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72817

Prime factors of 72817 are 72817. Prime factorization of 72817 in exponential form is:

72817 = 72817¹

Step-3: Factors of 72802

List of positive integer factors of 72802 that divides 72802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 409, 818, 36401

Step-4: Factors of 72817

List of positive integer factors of 72817 that divides 72802 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72802 and 72817. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72802 and 72817 is 1.

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