What is the Greatest Common Factor of 67990 and 67996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 67990 and 67996 is 2.

GCF(67990,67996) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 67990 and 67996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 67990 and 67996.

How to find the GCF of 67990 and 67996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 67990 and 67996. After we will calculate the factors of 67990 and 67996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 67990

Prime factors of 67990 are 2, 5, 13, 523. Prime factorization of 67990 in exponential form is:

67990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67996

Prime factors of 67996 are 2, 89, 191. Prime factorization of 67996 in exponential form is:

67996 = 2² × 89¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 67990

List of positive integer factors of 67990 that divides 67990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 65, 130, 523, 1046, 2615, 5230, 6799, 13598, 33995

Step-4: Factors of 67996

List of positive integer factors of 67996 that divides 67990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 89, 178, 191, 356, 382, 764, 16999, 33998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 67990 and 67996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 67990 and 67996 is 2.

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