What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73068 and 73083?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73068 and 73083 is 3.

GCF(73068,73083) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73068 and 73083, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73068 and 73083.

How to find the GCF of 73068 and 73083?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73068 and 73083. After we will calculate the factors of 73068 and 73083 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73068

Prime factors of 73068 are 2, 3, 6089. Prime factorization of 73068 in exponential form is:

73068 = 2² × 3¹ × 6089¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73083

Prime factors of 73083 are 3, 17, 1433. Prime factorization of 73083 in exponential form is:

73083 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1433¹

Step-3: Factors of 73068

List of positive integer factors of 73068 that divides 73068 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6089, 12178, 18267, 24356, 36534

Step-4: Factors of 73083

List of positive integer factors of 73083 that divides 73068 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 1433, 4299, 24361

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73068 and 73083. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73068 and 73083 is 3.

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