What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68731 and 68737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68731 and 68737 is 1.

GCF(68731,68737) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68731 and 68737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68731 and 68737.

How to find the GCF of 68731 and 68737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68731 and 68737. After we will calculate the factors of 68731 and 68737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68731

Prime factors of 68731 are 13, 17, 311. Prime factorization of 68731 in exponential form is:

68731 = 13¹ × 17¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68737

Prime factors of 68737 are 68737. Prime factorization of 68737 in exponential form is:

68737 = 68737¹

Step-3: Factors of 68731

List of positive integer factors of 68731 that divides 68731 without a remainder.

1, 13, 17, 221, 311, 4043, 5287

Step-4: Factors of 68737

List of positive integer factors of 68737 that divides 68731 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68731 and 68737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68731 and 68737 is 1.

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