Greatest Common Factor of 71 and 73

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

• Greatest Common Factor of 71 and 73 by prime factorization method
• Greatest Common Factor of 71 and 73 by matching factors method

Prime Factorization of 71

Prime factors of 71 are 71. Prime factorization of 71 in exponential form is:

71 = 71¹

Prime Factorization of 73

Prime factors of 73 are 73.Prime factorization of 73 in exponential form is:

73 = 73¹

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 71 and 73 is 1

Factors of 71

List of positive integer factors of 71 that divides 71 without a remainder.

1,71

Factors of 73

List of positive integer factors of 73 that divides 73 without a remainder.

1,73

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71 and 73. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71 and 73 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 71 and 73

(i) The GCF of 71 and 73 is associative

GCF of 71 and 73 = GCF of 73 and 71

1. What is the GCF of 71 and 73?

Answer: GCF of 71 and 73 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 71?

Answer: Factors of 71 are 1, 71. There are 2 integers that are factors of 71. The greatest factor of 71 is 71.

3. What are the Factors of 73?

Answer: Factors of 73 are 1, 73. There are 2 integers that are factors of 73. The greatest factor of 73 is 73.

4. How to Find the GCF of 71 and 73?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 71 and 73 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 71

71 = 71

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 73

73 = 73

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 71 and 73 is 1