What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68565 and 68577?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68565 and 68577 is 3.

GCF(68565,68577) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68565 and 68577, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68565 and 68577.

How to find the GCF of 68565 and 68577?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68565 and 68577. After we will calculate the factors of 68565 and 68577 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68565

Prime factors of 68565 are 3, 5, 7, 653. Prime factorization of 68565 in exponential form is:

68565 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68577

Prime factors of 68577 are 3, 22859. Prime factorization of 68577 in exponential form is:

68577 = 3¹ × 22859¹

Step-3: Factors of 68565

List of positive integer factors of 68565 that divides 68565 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35, 105, 653, 1959, 3265, 4571, 9795, 13713, 22855

Step-4: Factors of 68577

List of positive integer factors of 68577 that divides 68565 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22859

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68565 and 68577. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68565 and 68577 is 3.

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