What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68962 and 68966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68962 and 68966 is 2.

GCF(68962,68966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68962 and 68966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68962 and 68966.

How to find the GCF of 68962 and 68966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68962 and 68966. After we will calculate the factors of 68962 and 68966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68962

Prime factors of 68962 are 2, 29, 41. Prime factorization of 68962 in exponential form is:

68962 = 2¹ × 29² × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68966

Prime factors of 68966 are 2, 34483. Prime factorization of 68966 in exponential form is:

68966 = 2¹ × 34483¹

Step-3: Factors of 68962

List of positive integer factors of 68962 that divides 68962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 41, 58, 82, 841, 1189, 1682, 2378, 34481

Step-4: Factors of 68966

List of positive integer factors of 68966 that divides 68962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 34483

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68962 and 68966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68962 and 68966 is 2.

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