What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68146 and 68158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68146 and 68158 is 2.

GCF(68146,68158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68146 and 68158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68146 and 68158.

How to find the GCF of 68146 and 68158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68146 and 68158. After we will calculate the factors of 68146 and 68158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68146

Prime factors of 68146 are 2, 13, 2621. Prime factorization of 68146 in exponential form is:

68146 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68158

Prime factors of 68158 are 2, 53, 643. Prime factorization of 68158 in exponential form is:

68158 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 643¹

Step-3: Factors of 68146

List of positive integer factors of 68146 that divides 68146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2621, 5242, 34073

Step-4: Factors of 68158

List of positive integer factors of 68158 that divides 68146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 643, 1286, 34079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68146 and 68158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68146 and 68158 is 2.

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