What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68540 and 68546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68540 and 68546 is 2.

GCF(68540,68546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68540 and 68546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68540 and 68546.

How to find the GCF of 68540 and 68546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68540 and 68546. After we will calculate the factors of 68540 and 68546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68540

Prime factors of 68540 are 2, 5, 23, 149. Prime factorization of 68540 in exponential form is:

68540 = 2² × 5¹ × 23¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68546

Prime factors of 68546 are 2, 34273. Prime factorization of 68546 in exponential form is:

68546 = 2¹ × 34273¹

Step-3: Factors of 68540

List of positive integer factors of 68540 that divides 68540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 23, 46, 92, 115, 149, 230, 298, 460, 596, 745, 1490, 2980, 3427, 6854, 13708, 17135, 34270

Step-4: Factors of 68546

List of positive integer factors of 68546 that divides 68540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 34273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68540 and 68546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68540 and 68546 is 2.

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