Distinct in this example means don't repeat any.
2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 is the prime factorization of 72.
2 and 3 are the distinct prime factors of 72.
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The GCF of any set of distinct prime numbers is 1.
A prime number is a whole number that has only two distinct factors: 1 and the number itself. A composite number has at least three distinct factors.
In mathematics, a prime number (or a prime) is a natural number which has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself1) first2) get ready3) best
1 is not a prime number. By definition, a prime number has exactly two distinct divisors: 1 and itself. Thus, 1 cannot be a prime.
30 is the first with three distinct prime factors.