What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68306 and 68312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68306 and 68312 is 2.

GCF(68306,68312) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68306 and 68312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68306 and 68312.

How to find the GCF of 68306 and 68312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68306 and 68312. After we will calculate the factors of 68306 and 68312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68306

Prime factors of 68306 are 2, 7, 17, 41. Prime factorization of 68306 in exponential form is:

68306 = 2¹ × 7² × 17¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68312

Prime factors of 68312 are 2, 8539. Prime factorization of 68312 in exponential form is:

68312 = 2³ × 8539¹

Step-3: Factors of 68306

List of positive integer factors of 68306 that divides 68306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 41, 49, 82, 98, 119, 238, 287, 574, 697, 833, 1394, 1666, 2009, 4018, 4879, 9758, 34153

Step-4: Factors of 68312

List of positive integer factors of 68312 that divides 68306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 8539, 17078, 34156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68306 and 68312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68306 and 68312 is 2.

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