What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72934 and 72949?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72934 and 72949 is 1.

GCF(72934,72949) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72934 and 72949, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72934 and 72949.

How to find the GCF of 72934 and 72949?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72934 and 72949. After we will calculate the factors of 72934 and 72949 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72934

Prime factors of 72934 are 2, 36467. Prime factorization of 72934 in exponential form is:

72934 = 2¹ × 36467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 72949

Prime factors of 72949 are 72949. Prime factorization of 72949 in exponential form is:

72949 = 72949¹

Step-3: Factors of 72934

List of positive integer factors of 72934 that divides 72934 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36467

Step-4: Factors of 72949

List of positive integer factors of 72949 that divides 72934 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72934 and 72949. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72934 and 72949 is 1.

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