What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72851 and 72859?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72851 and 72859 is 1.

GCF(72851,72859) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72851 and 72859, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72851 and 72859.

How to find the GCF of 72851 and 72859?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72851 and 72859. After we will calculate the factors of 72851 and 72859 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72851

Prime factors of 72851 are 263, 277. Prime factorization of 72851 in exponential form is:

72851 = 263¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72859

Prime factors of 72859 are 72859. Prime factorization of 72859 in exponential form is:

72859 = 72859¹

Step-3: Factors of 72851

List of positive integer factors of 72851 that divides 72851 without a remainder.

1, 263, 277

Step-4: Factors of 72859

List of positive integer factors of 72859 that divides 72851 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72851 and 72859. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72851 and 72859 is 1.

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