What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68976 and 68993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68976 and 68993 is 1.

GCF(68976,68993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68976 and 68993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68976 and 68993.

How to find the GCF of 68976 and 68993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68976 and 68993. After we will calculate the factors of 68976 and 68993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68976

Prime factors of 68976 are 2, 3, 479. Prime factorization of 68976 in exponential form is:

68976 = 2⁴ × 3² × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68993

Prime factors of 68993 are 68993. Prime factorization of 68993 in exponential form is:

68993 = 68993¹

Step-3: Factors of 68976

List of positive integer factors of 68976 that divides 68976 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144, 479, 958, 1437, 1916, 2874, 3832, 4311, 5748, 7664, 8622, 11496, 17244, 22992, 34488

Step-4: Factors of 68993

List of positive integer factors of 68993 that divides 68976 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68976 and 68993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68976 and 68993 is 1.

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