What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68481 and 68499?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68481 and 68499 is 9.

GCF(68481,68499) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68481 and 68499, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68481 and 68499.

How to find the GCF of 68481 and 68499?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68481 and 68499. After we will calculate the factors of 68481 and 68499 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68481

Prime factors of 68481 are 3, 7, 1087. Prime factorization of 68481 in exponential form is:

68481 = 3² × 7¹ × 1087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68499

Prime factors of 68499 are 3, 43, 59. Prime factorization of 68499 in exponential form is:

68499 = 3³ × 43¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 68481

List of positive integer factors of 68481 that divides 68481 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 1087, 3261, 7609, 9783, 22827

Step-4: Factors of 68499

List of positive integer factors of 68499 that divides 68481 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 43, 59, 129, 177, 387, 531, 1161, 1593, 2537, 7611, 22833

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68481 and 68499. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68481 and 68499 is 9.

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