What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68656 and 68662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68656 and 68662 is 2.

GCF(68656,68662) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68656 and 68662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68656 and 68662.

How to find the GCF of 68656 and 68662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68656 and 68662. After we will calculate the factors of 68656 and 68662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68656

Prime factors of 68656 are 2, 7, 613. Prime factorization of 68656 in exponential form is:

68656 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 613¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68662

Prime factors of 68662 are 2, 11, 3121. Prime factorization of 68662 in exponential form is:

68662 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 3121¹

Step-3: Factors of 68656

List of positive integer factors of 68656 that divides 68656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112, 613, 1226, 2452, 4291, 4904, 8582, 9808, 17164, 34328

Step-4: Factors of 68662

List of positive integer factors of 68662 that divides 68656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 3121, 6242, 34331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68656 and 68662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68656 and 68662 is 2.

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