What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68255 and 68275?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68255 and 68275 is 5.

GCF(68255,68275) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68255 and 68275, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68255 and 68275.

How to find the GCF of 68255 and 68275?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68255 and 68275. After we will calculate the factors of 68255 and 68275 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68255

Prime factors of 68255 are 5, 11, 17, 73. Prime factorization of 68255 in exponential form is:

68255 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68275

Prime factors of 68275 are 5, 2731. Prime factorization of 68275 in exponential form is:

68275 = 5² × 2731¹

Step-3: Factors of 68255

List of positive integer factors of 68255 that divides 68255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 17, 55, 73, 85, 187, 365, 803, 935, 1241, 4015, 6205, 13651

Step-4: Factors of 68275

List of positive integer factors of 68275 that divides 68255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 2731, 13655

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68255 and 68275. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68255 and 68275 is 5.

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