What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68579 and 68593?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68579 and 68593 is 7.

GCF(68579,68593) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68579 and 68593, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68579 and 68593.

How to find the GCF of 68579 and 68593?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68579 and 68593. After we will calculate the factors of 68579 and 68593 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68579

Prime factors of 68579 are 7, 97, 101. Prime factorization of 68579 in exponential form is:

68579 = 7¹ × 97¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68593

Prime factors of 68593 are 7, 41, 239. Prime factorization of 68593 in exponential form is:

68593 = 7¹ × 41¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 68579

List of positive integer factors of 68579 that divides 68579 without a remainder.

1, 7, 97, 101, 679, 707, 9797

Step-4: Factors of 68593

List of positive integer factors of 68593 that divides 68579 without a remainder.

1, 7, 41, 239, 287, 1673, 9799

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68579 and 68593. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68579 and 68593 is 7.

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