What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68258 and 68270?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68258 and 68270 is 2.

GCF(68258,68270) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68258 and 68270, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68258 and 68270.

How to find the GCF of 68258 and 68270?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68258 and 68270. After we will calculate the factors of 68258 and 68270 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68258

Prime factors of 68258 are 2, 34129. Prime factorization of 68258 in exponential form is:

68258 = 2¹ × 34129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68270

Prime factors of 68270 are 2, 5, 6827. Prime factorization of 68270 in exponential form is:

68270 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 6827¹

Step-3: Factors of 68258

List of positive integer factors of 68258 that divides 68258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 34129

Step-4: Factors of 68270

List of positive integer factors of 68270 that divides 68258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 6827, 13654, 34135

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68258 and 68270. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68258 and 68270 is 2.

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