What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68314 and 68318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68314 and 68318 is 2.

GCF(68314,68318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68314 and 68318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68314 and 68318.

How to find the GCF of 68314 and 68318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68314 and 68318. After we will calculate the factors of 68314 and 68318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68314

Prime factors of 68314 are 2, 34157. Prime factorization of 68314 in exponential form is:

68314 = 2¹ × 34157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68318

Prime factors of 68318 are 2, 34159. Prime factorization of 68318 in exponential form is:

68318 = 2¹ × 34159¹

Step-3: Factors of 68314

List of positive integer factors of 68314 that divides 68314 without a remainder.

1, 2, 34157

Step-4: Factors of 68318

List of positive integer factors of 68318 that divides 68314 without a remainder.

1, 2, 34159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68314 and 68318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68314 and 68318 is 2.

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