What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68442 and 68459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68442 and 68459 is 17.

GCF(68442,68459) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68442 and 68459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68442 and 68459.

How to find the GCF of 68442 and 68459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68442 and 68459. After we will calculate the factors of 68442 and 68459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68442

Prime factors of 68442 are 2, 3, 11, 17, 61. Prime factorization of 68442 in exponential form is:

68442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68459

Prime factors of 68459 are 17, 4027. Prime factorization of 68459 in exponential form is:

68459 = 17¹ × 4027¹

Step-3: Factors of 68442

List of positive integer factors of 68442 that divides 68442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 17, 22, 33, 34, 51, 61, 66, 102, 122, 183, 187, 366, 374, 561, 671, 1037, 1122, 1342, 2013, 2074, 3111, 4026, 6222, 11407, 22814, 34221

Step-4: Factors of 68459

List of positive integer factors of 68459 that divides 68442 without a remainder.

1, 17, 4027

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68442 and 68459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68442 and 68459 is 17.

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