What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73211 and 73218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73211 and 73218 is 1.

GCF(73211,73218) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73211 and 73218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73211 and 73218.

How to find the GCF of 73211 and 73218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73211 and 73218. After we will calculate the factors of 73211 and 73218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73211

Prime factors of 73211 are 179, 409. Prime factorization of 73211 in exponential form is:

73211 = 179¹ × 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73218

Prime factors of 73218 are 2, 3, 12203. Prime factorization of 73218 in exponential form is:

73218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 12203¹

Step-3: Factors of 73211

List of positive integer factors of 73211 that divides 73211 without a remainder.

1, 179, 409

Step-4: Factors of 73218

List of positive integer factors of 73218 that divides 73211 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 12203, 24406, 36609

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73211 and 73218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73211 and 73218 is 1.

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