What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72924 and 72937?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72924 and 72937 is 1.

GCF(72924,72937) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72924 and 72937, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72924 and 72937.

How to find the GCF of 72924 and 72937?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72924 and 72937. After we will calculate the factors of 72924 and 72937 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72924

Prime factors of 72924 are 2, 3, 59, 103. Prime factorization of 72924 in exponential form is:

72924 = 2² × 3¹ × 59¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72937

Prime factors of 72937 are 72937. Prime factorization of 72937 in exponential form is:

72937 = 72937¹

Step-3: Factors of 72924

List of positive integer factors of 72924 that divides 72924 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 59, 103, 118, 177, 206, 236, 309, 354, 412, 618, 708, 1236, 6077, 12154, 18231, 24308, 36462

Step-4: Factors of 72937

List of positive integer factors of 72937 that divides 72924 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72924 and 72937. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72924 and 72937 is 1.

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