What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68578 and 68588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68578 and 68588 is 2.

GCF(68578,68588) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68578 and 68588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68578 and 68588.

How to find the GCF of 68578 and 68588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68578 and 68588. After we will calculate the factors of 68578 and 68588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68578

Prime factors of 68578 are 2, 17, 2017. Prime factorization of 68578 in exponential form is:

68578 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2017¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68588

Prime factors of 68588 are 2, 13, 1319. Prime factorization of 68588 in exponential form is:

68588 = 2² × 13¹ × 1319¹

Step-3: Factors of 68578

List of positive integer factors of 68578 that divides 68578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 2017, 4034, 34289

Step-4: Factors of 68588

List of positive integer factors of 68588 that divides 68578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 1319, 2638, 5276, 17147, 34294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68578 and 68588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68578 and 68588 is 2.

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