What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68283 and 68289?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68283 and 68289 is 3.

GCF(68283,68289) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68283 and 68289, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68283 and 68289.

How to find the GCF of 68283 and 68289?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68283 and 68289. After we will calculate the factors of 68283 and 68289 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68283

Prime factors of 68283 are 3, 281. Prime factorization of 68283 in exponential form is:

68283 = 3⁵ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68289

Prime factors of 68289 are 3, 13, 17, 103. Prime factorization of 68289 in exponential form is:

68289 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 68283

List of positive integer factors of 68283 that divides 68283 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 281, 843, 2529, 7587, 22761

Step-4: Factors of 68289

List of positive integer factors of 68289 that divides 68283 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 17, 39, 51, 103, 221, 309, 663, 1339, 1751, 4017, 5253, 22763

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68283 and 68289. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68283 and 68289 is 3.

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