What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68602 and 68609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68602 and 68609 is 1.

GCF(68602,68609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68602 and 68609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68602 and 68609.

How to find the GCF of 68602 and 68609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68602 and 68609. After we will calculate the factors of 68602 and 68609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68602

Prime factors of 68602 are 2, 34301. Prime factorization of 68602 in exponential form is:

68602 = 2¹ × 34301¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68609

Prime factors of 68609 are 19, 23, 157. Prime factorization of 68609 in exponential form is:

68609 = 19¹ × 23¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 68602

List of positive integer factors of 68602 that divides 68602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 34301

Step-4: Factors of 68609

List of positive integer factors of 68609 that divides 68602 without a remainder.

1, 19, 23, 157, 437, 2983, 3611

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68602 and 68609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68602 and 68609 is 1.

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