What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68975 and 68987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68975 and 68987 is 1.

GCF(68975,68987) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68975 and 68987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68975 and 68987.

How to find the GCF of 68975 and 68987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68975 and 68987. After we will calculate the factors of 68975 and 68987 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68975

Prime factors of 68975 are 5, 31, 89. Prime factorization of 68975 in exponential form is:

68975 = 5² × 31¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68987

Prime factors of 68987 are 149, 463. Prime factorization of 68987 in exponential form is:

68987 = 149¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 68975

List of positive integer factors of 68975 that divides 68975 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 31, 89, 155, 445, 775, 2225, 2759, 13795

Step-4: Factors of 68987

List of positive integer factors of 68987 that divides 68975 without a remainder.

1, 149, 463

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68975 and 68987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68975 and 68987 is 1.

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