What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68231 and 68237?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68231 and 68237 is 1.

GCF(68231,68237) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68231 and 68237, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68231 and 68237.

How to find the GCF of 68231 and 68237?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68231 and 68237. After we will calculate the factors of 68231 and 68237 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68231

Prime factors of 68231 are 31, 71. Prime factorization of 68231 in exponential form is:

68231 = 31² × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68237

Prime factors of 68237 are 13, 29, 181. Prime factorization of 68237 in exponential form is:

68237 = 13¹ × 29¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 68231

List of positive integer factors of 68231 that divides 68231 without a remainder.

1, 31, 71, 961, 2201

Step-4: Factors of 68237

List of positive integer factors of 68237 that divides 68231 without a remainder.

1, 13, 29, 181, 377, 2353, 5249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68231 and 68237. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68231 and 68237 is 1.

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