What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68259 and 68277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68259 and 68277 is 3.

GCF(68259,68277) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68259 and 68277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68259 and 68277.

How to find the GCF of 68259 and 68277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68259 and 68277. After we will calculate the factors of 68259 and 68277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 68277

Prime factors of 68277 are 3, 11, 2069. Prime factorization of 68277 in exponential form is:

68277 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2069¹

Step-3: Factors of 68259

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 68277

List of positive integer factors of 68277 that divides 68259 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 2069, 6207, 22759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68259 and 68277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68259 and 68277 is 3.

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