What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72869 and 72876?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72869 and 72876 is 1.

GCF(72869,72876) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72869 and 72876, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72869 and 72876.

How to find the GCF of 72869 and 72876?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72869 and 72876. After we will calculate the factors of 72869 and 72876 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72869

Prime factors of 72869 are 72869. Prime factorization of 72869 in exponential form is:

72869 = 72869¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72876

Prime factors of 72876 are 2, 3, 6073. Prime factorization of 72876 in exponential form is:

72876 = 2² × 3¹ × 6073¹

Step-3: Factors of 72869

List of positive integer factors of 72869 that divides 72869 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 72876

List of positive integer factors of 72876 that divides 72869 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6073, 12146, 18219, 24292, 36438

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72869 and 72876. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72869 and 72876 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72869 and 72876