What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73 and 89?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73 and 89 is 1.

GCF(73,89) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73 and 89, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73 and 89.

How to find the GCF of 73 and 89?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73 and 89. After we will calculate the factors of 73 and 89 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 89

Prime factors of 89 are 89. Prime factorization of 89 in exponential form is:

89 = 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 73

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

Step-4: Factors of 89

List of positive integer factors of 89 that divides 73 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73 and 89. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73 and 89 is 1.

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