What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72889 and 72902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72889 and 72902 is 1.

GCF(72889,72902) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72889 and 72902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72889 and 72902.

How to find the GCF of 72889 and 72902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72889 and 72902. After we will calculate the factors of 72889 and 72902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72889

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

72889 = 72889¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72902

Prime factors of 72902 are 2, 36451. Prime factorization of 72902 in exponential form is:

72902 = 2¹ × 36451¹

Step-3: Factors of 72889

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

Step-4: Factors of 72902

List of positive integer factors of 72902 that divides 72889 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72889 and 72902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72889 and 72902 is 1.

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