What is the Greatest Common Factor of 67948 and 67966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 67948 and 67966 is 2.

GCF(67948,67966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 67948 and 67966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 67948 and 67966.

How to find the GCF of 67948 and 67966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 67948 and 67966. After we will calculate the factors of 67948 and 67966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 67948

Prime factors of 67948 are 2, 16987. Prime factorization of 67948 in exponential form is:

67948 = 2² × 16987¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67966

Prime factors of 67966 are 2, 17, 1999. Prime factorization of 67966 in exponential form is:

67966 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1999¹

Step-3: Factors of 67948

List of positive integer factors of 67948 that divides 67948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16987, 33974

Step-4: Factors of 67966

List of positive integer factors of 67966 that divides 67948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1999, 3998, 33983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 67948 and 67966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 67948 and 67966 is 2.

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