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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68271 and 68278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68271 and 68278 is 7.

GCF(68271,68278) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68271 and 68278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68271 and 68278.

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How to find the GCF of 68271 and 68278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68271 and 68278. After we will calculate the factors of 68271 and 68278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68271

Prime factors of 68271 are 3, 7, 3251. Prime factorization of 68271 in exponential form is:

68271 = 31 × 71 × 32511

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68278

Prime factors of 68278 are 2, 7, 4877. Prime factorization of 68278 in exponential form is:

68278 = 21 × 71 × 48771

Step-3: Factors of 68271

List of positive integer factors of 68271 that divides 68271 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 3251, 9753, 22757

Step-4: Factors of 68278

List of positive integer factors of 68278 that divides 68271 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4877, 9754, 34139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68271 and 68278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68271 and 68278 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 68271 and 68278