What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68241 and 68259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68241 and 68259 is 3.

GCF(68241,68259) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68241 and 68259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68241 and 68259.

How to find the GCF of 68241 and 68259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68241 and 68259. After we will calculate the factors of 68241 and 68259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68241

Prime factors of 68241 are 3, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 68241 in exponential form is:

68241 = 3¹ × 23² × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68259

Prime factors of 68259 are 3, 61, 373. Prime factorization of 68259 in exponential form is:

68259 = 3¹ × 61¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 68241

List of positive integer factors of 68241 that divides 68241 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 43, 69, 129, 529, 989, 1587, 2967, 22747

Step-4: Factors of 68259

List of positive integer factors of 68259 that divides 68241 without a remainder.

1, 3, 61, 183, 373, 1119, 22753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68241 and 68259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68241 and 68259 is 3.

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