What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73142 and 73149?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73142 and 73149 is 1.

GCF(73142,73149) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73142 and 73149, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73142 and 73149.

How to find the GCF of 73142 and 73149?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73142 and 73149. After we will calculate the factors of 73142 and 73149 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73142

Prime factors of 73142 are 2, 36571. Prime factorization of 73142 in exponential form is:

73142 = 2¹ × 36571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73149

Prime factors of 73149 are 3, 37, 659. Prime factorization of 73149 in exponential form is:

73149 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 73142

List of positive integer factors of 73142 that divides 73142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 36571

Step-4: Factors of 73149

List of positive integer factors of 73149 that divides 73142 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 659, 1977, 24383

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73142 and 73149. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73142 and 73149 is 1.

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