What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73 and 80?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73 and 80 is 1.

GCF(73,80) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73 and 80, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73 and 80.

How to find the GCF of 73 and 80?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73 and 80. After we will calculate the factors of 73 and 80 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73

Prime factors of 73 are 73. Prime factorization of 73 in exponential form is:

73 = 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 80

Prime factors of 80 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 80 in exponential form is:

80 = 2⁴ × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 73

List of positive integer factors of 73 that divides 73 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 80

List of positive integer factors of 80 that divides 73 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73 and 80. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73 and 80 is 1.

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