What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68294 and 68298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68294 and 68298 is 2.

GCF(68294,68298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68294 and 68298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68294 and 68298.

How to find the GCF of 68294 and 68298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68294 and 68298. After we will calculate the factors of 68294 and 68298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68294

Prime factors of 68294 are 2, 34147. Prime factorization of 68294 in exponential form is:

68294 = 2¹ × 34147¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68298

Prime factors of 68298 are 2, 3, 11383. Prime factorization of 68298 in exponential form is:

68298 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11383¹

Step-3: Factors of 68294

List of positive integer factors of 68294 that divides 68294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 34147

Step-4: Factors of 68298

List of positive integer factors of 68298 that divides 68294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11383, 22766, 34149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68294 and 68298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68294 and 68298 is 2.

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