What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73244 and 73261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73244 and 73261 is 1.

GCF(73244,73261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73244 and 73261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73244 and 73261.

How to find the GCF of 73244 and 73261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73244 and 73261. After we will calculate the factors of 73244 and 73261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73244

Prime factors of 73244 are 2, 18311. Prime factorization of 73244 in exponential form is:

73244 = 2² × 18311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73261

Prime factors of 73261 are 61, 1201. Prime factorization of 73261 in exponential form is:

73261 = 61¹ × 1201¹

Step-3: Factors of 73244

List of positive integer factors of 73244 that divides 73244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 18311, 36622

Step-4: Factors of 73261

List of positive integer factors of 73261 that divides 73244 without a remainder.

1, 61, 1201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73244 and 73261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73244 and 73261 is 1.

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