What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68478 and 68492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68478 and 68492 is 2.

GCF(68478,68492) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68478 and 68492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68478 and 68492.

How to find the GCF of 68478 and 68492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68478 and 68492. After we will calculate the factors of 68478 and 68492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68478

Prime factors of 68478 are 2, 3, 101, 113. Prime factorization of 68478 in exponential form is:

68478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 101¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68492

Prime factors of 68492 are 2, 17123. Prime factorization of 68492 in exponential form is:

68492 = 2² × 17123¹

Step-3: Factors of 68478

List of positive integer factors of 68478 that divides 68478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 101, 113, 202, 226, 303, 339, 606, 678, 11413, 22826, 34239

Step-4: Factors of 68492

List of positive integer factors of 68492 that divides 68478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17123, 34246

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68478 and 68492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68478 and 68492 is 2.

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