What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68868 and 68883?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68868 and 68883 is 3.

GCF(68868,68883) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68868 and 68883, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68868 and 68883.

How to find the GCF of 68868 and 68883?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68868 and 68883. After we will calculate the factors of 68868 and 68883 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68868

Prime factors of 68868 are 2, 3, 1913. Prime factorization of 68868 in exponential form is:

68868 = 2² × 3² × 1913¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68883

Prime factors of 68883 are 3, 22961. Prime factorization of 68883 in exponential form is:

68883 = 3¹ × 22961¹

Step-3: Factors of 68868

List of positive integer factors of 68868 that divides 68868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1913, 3826, 5739, 7652, 11478, 17217, 22956, 34434

Step-4: Factors of 68883

List of positive integer factors of 68883 that divides 68868 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68868 and 68883. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68868 and 68883 is 3.

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