What is the Greatest Common Factor of 72997 and 73010?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72997 and 73010 is 1.

GCF(72997,73010) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 72997 and 73010, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 72997 and 73010.

How to find the GCF of 72997 and 73010?

We will first find the prime factorization of 72997 and 73010. After we will calculate the factors of 72997 and 73010 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 72997

Prime factors of 72997 are 72997. Prime factorization of 72997 in exponential form is:

72997 = 72997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73010

Prime factors of 73010 are 2, 5, 7, 149. Prime factorization of 73010 in exponential form is:

73010 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 72997

List of positive integer factors of 72997 that divides 72997 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 73010

List of positive integer factors of 73010 that divides 72997 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 49, 70, 98, 149, 245, 298, 490, 745, 1043, 1490, 2086, 5215, 7301, 10430, 14602, 36505

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 72997 and 73010. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72997 and 73010 is 1.

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