What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72922 and 72941?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72922 and 72941 is 19.

GCF(72922,72941) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72922 and 72941, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72922 and 72941.

How to find the GCF of 72922 and 72941?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72922 and 72941. After we will calculate the factors of 72922 and 72941 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72922

Prime factors of 72922 are 2, 19, 101. Prime factorization of 72922 in exponential form is:

72922 = 2¹ × 19² × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72941

Prime factors of 72941 are 11, 19, 349. Prime factorization of 72941 in exponential form is:

72941 = 11¹ × 19¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 72922

List of positive integer factors of 72922 that divides 72922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 101, 202, 361, 722, 1919, 3838, 36461

Step-4: Factors of 72941

List of positive integer factors of 72941 that divides 72922 without a remainder.

1, 11, 19, 209, 349, 3839, 6631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72922 and 72941. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72922 and 72941 is 19.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 72922 and 72941