What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68364 and 68368?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68364 and 68368 is 4.

GCF(68364,68368) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68364 and 68368, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68364 and 68368.

How to find the GCF of 68364 and 68368?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68364 and 68368. After we will calculate the factors of 68364 and 68368 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68364

Prime factors of 68364 are 2, 3, 211. Prime factorization of 68364 in exponential form is:

68364 = 2² × 3⁴ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68368

Prime factors of 68368 are 2, 4273. Prime factorization of 68368 in exponential form is:

68368 = 2⁴ × 4273¹

Step-3: Factors of 68364

List of positive integer factors of 68364 that divides 68364 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 211, 324, 422, 633, 844, 1266, 1899, 2532, 3798, 5697, 7596, 11394, 17091, 22788, 34182

Step-4: Factors of 68368

List of positive integer factors of 68368 that divides 68364 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 4273, 8546, 17092, 34184

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68364 and 68368. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68364 and 68368 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 68364 and 68368