What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68571 and 68583?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68571 and 68583 is 3.

GCF(68571,68583) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68571 and 68583, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68571 and 68583.

How to find the GCF of 68571 and 68583?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68571 and 68583. After we will calculate the factors of 68571 and 68583 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68571

Prime factors of 68571 are 3, 19, 401. Prime factorization of 68571 in exponential form is:

68571 = 3² × 19¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68583

Prime factors of 68583 are 3, 22861. Prime factorization of 68583 in exponential form is:

68583 = 3¹ × 22861¹

Step-3: Factors of 68571

List of positive integer factors of 68571 that divides 68571 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 57, 171, 401, 1203, 3609, 7619, 22857

Step-4: Factors of 68583

List of positive integer factors of 68583 that divides 68571 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22861

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68571 and 68583. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68571 and 68583 is 3.

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