What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68285 and 68299?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68285 and 68299 is 7.

GCF(68285,68299) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68285 and 68299, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68285 and 68299.

How to find the GCF of 68285 and 68299?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68285 and 68299. After we will calculate the factors of 68285 and 68299 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68285

Prime factors of 68285 are 5, 7, 1951. Prime factorization of 68285 in exponential form is:

68285 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1951¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68299

Prime factors of 68299 are 7, 11, 887. Prime factorization of 68299 in exponential form is:

68299 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 887¹

Step-3: Factors of 68285

List of positive integer factors of 68285 that divides 68285 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 1951, 9755, 13657

Step-4: Factors of 68299

List of positive integer factors of 68299 that divides 68285 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 77, 887, 6209, 9757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68285 and 68299. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68285 and 68299 is 7.

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