What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68542 and 68554?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68542 and 68554 is 2.

GCF(68542,68554) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68542 and 68554, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68542 and 68554.

How to find the GCF of 68542 and 68554?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68542 and 68554. After we will calculate the factors of 68542 and 68554 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68542

Prime factors of 68542 are 2, 43, 797. Prime factorization of 68542 in exponential form is:

68542 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68554

Prime factors of 68554 are 2, 151, 227. Prime factorization of 68554 in exponential form is:

68554 = 2¹ × 151¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 68542

List of positive integer factors of 68542 that divides 68542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 797, 1594, 34271

Step-4: Factors of 68554

List of positive integer factors of 68554 that divides 68542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 151, 227, 302, 454, 34277

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68542 and 68554. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68542 and 68554 is 2.

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