What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68231 and 68242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68231 and 68242 is 1.

GCF(68231,68242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68231 and 68242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68231 and 68242.

How to find the GCF of 68231 and 68242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68231 and 68242. After we will calculate the factors of 68231 and 68242 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 68242

Prime factors of 68242 are 2, 149, 229. Prime factorization of 68242 in exponential form is:

68242 = 2¹ × 149¹ × 229¹

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 68242

List of positive integer factors of 68242 that divides 68231 without a remainder.

1, 2, 149, 229, 298, 458, 34121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68231 and 68242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68231 and 68242 is 1.

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