What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72872 and 72889?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72872 and 72889 is 1.

GCF(72872,72889) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72872 and 72889, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72872 and 72889.

How to find the GCF of 72872 and 72889?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72872 and 72889. After we will calculate the factors of 72872 and 72889 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72872

Prime factors of 72872 are 2, 9109. Prime factorization of 72872 in exponential form is:

72872 = 2³ × 9109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72889

Prime factors of 72889 are 72889. Prime factorization of 72889 in exponential form is:

72889 = 72889¹

Step-3: Factors of 72872

List of positive integer factors of 72872 that divides 72872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 9109, 18218, 36436

Step-4: Factors of 72889

List of positive integer factors of 72889 that divides 72872 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72872 and 72889. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72872 and 72889 is 1.

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