What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72882 and 72901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72882 and 72901 is 1.

GCF(72882,72901) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72882 and 72901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72882 and 72901.

How to find the GCF of 72882 and 72901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72882 and 72901. After we will calculate the factors of 72882 and 72901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72882

Prime factors of 72882 are 2, 3, 4049. Prime factorization of 72882 in exponential form is:

72882 = 2¹ × 3² × 4049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72901

Prime factors of 72901 are 72901. Prime factorization of 72901 in exponential form is:

72901 = 72901¹

Step-3: Factors of 72882

List of positive integer factors of 72882 that divides 72882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4049, 8098, 12147, 24294, 36441

Step-4: Factors of 72901

List of positive integer factors of 72901 that divides 72882 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72882 and 72901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72882 and 72901 is 1.

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