What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68560 and 68575?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68560 and 68575 is 5.

GCF(68560,68575) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68560 and 68575, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68560 and 68575.

How to find the GCF of 68560 and 68575?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68560 and 68575. After we will calculate the factors of 68560 and 68575 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68560

Prime factors of 68560 are 2, 5, 857. Prime factorization of 68560 in exponential form is:

68560 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68575

Prime factors of 68575 are 5, 13, 211. Prime factorization of 68575 in exponential form is:

68575 = 5² × 13¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 68560

List of positive integer factors of 68560 that divides 68560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 857, 1714, 3428, 4285, 6856, 8570, 13712, 17140, 34280

Step-4: Factors of 68575

List of positive integer factors of 68575 that divides 68560 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 25, 65, 211, 325, 1055, 2743, 5275, 13715

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68560 and 68575. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68560 and 68575 is 5.

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