What is the Greatest Common Factor of 73956 and 73963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 73956 and 73963 is 1.

GCF(73956,73963) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 73956 and 73963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 73956 and 73963.

How to find the GCF of 73956 and 73963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 73956 and 73963. After we will calculate the factors of 73956 and 73963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 73956

Prime factors of 73956 are 2, 3, 6163. Prime factorization of 73956 in exponential form is:

73956 = 2² × 3¹ × 6163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 73963

Prime factors of 73963 are 37, 1999. Prime factorization of 73963 in exponential form is:

73963 = 37¹ × 1999¹

Step-3: Factors of 73956

List of positive integer factors of 73956 that divides 73956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6163, 12326, 18489, 24652, 36978

Step-4: Factors of 73963

List of positive integer factors of 73963 that divides 73956 without a remainder.

1, 37, 1999

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 73956 and 73963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 73956 and 73963 is 1.

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