What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73462 and 73471?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73462 and 73471 is 1.

GCF(73462,73471) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73462 and 73471, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73462 and 73471.

How to find the GCF of 73462 and 73471?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73462 and 73471. After we will calculate the factors of 73462 and 73471 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73462

Prime factors of 73462 are 2, 23, 1597. Prime factorization of 73462 in exponential form is:

73462 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1597¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73471

Prime factors of 73471 are 73471. Prime factorization of 73471 in exponential form is:

73471 = 73471¹

Step-3: Factors of 73462

List of positive integer factors of 73462 that divides 73462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1597, 3194, 36731

Step-4: Factors of 73471

List of positive integer factors of 73471 that divides 73462 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73462 and 73471. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73462 and 73471 is 1.

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