What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68862 and 68878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68862 and 68878 is 2.

GCF(68862,68878) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68862 and 68878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68862 and 68878.

How to find the GCF of 68862 and 68878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68862 and 68878. After we will calculate the factors of 68862 and 68878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68862

Prime factors of 68862 are 2, 3, 23, 499. Prime factorization of 68862 in exponential form is:

68862 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68878

Prime factors of 68878 are 2, 34439. Prime factorization of 68878 in exponential form is:

68878 = 2¹ × 34439¹

Step-3: Factors of 68862

List of positive integer factors of 68862 that divides 68862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69, 138, 499, 998, 1497, 2994, 11477, 22954, 34431

Step-4: Factors of 68878

List of positive integer factors of 68878 that divides 68862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 34439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68862 and 68878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68862 and 68878 is 2.

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