What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68289 and 68301?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68289 and 68301 is 3.

GCF(68289,68301) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68289 and 68301, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68289 and 68301.

How to find the GCF of 68289 and 68301?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68289 and 68301. After we will calculate the factors of 68289 and 68301 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 68301

Prime factors of 68301 are 3, 7589. Prime factorization of 68301 in exponential form is:

68301 = 3² × 7589¹

Step-3: Factors of 68289

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 68301

List of positive integer factors of 68301 that divides 68289 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 7589, 22767

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68289 and 68301. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68289 and 68301 is 3.

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