What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68415 and 68427?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68415 and 68427 is 3.

GCF(68415,68427) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68415 and 68427, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68415 and 68427.

How to find the GCF of 68415 and 68427?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68415 and 68427. After we will calculate the factors of 68415 and 68427 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68415

Prime factors of 68415 are 3, 5, 4561. Prime factorization of 68415 in exponential form is:

68415 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 4561¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68427

Prime factors of 68427 are 3, 7603. Prime factorization of 68427 in exponential form is:

68427 = 3² × 7603¹

Step-3: Factors of 68415

List of positive integer factors of 68415 that divides 68415 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 4561, 13683, 22805

Step-4: Factors of 68427

List of positive integer factors of 68427 that divides 68415 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 7603, 22809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68415 and 68427. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68415 and 68427 is 3.

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