What is the Greatest Common Factor of 68979 and 68983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 68979 and 68983 is 1.

GCF(68979,68983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 68979 and 68983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 68979 and 68983.

How to find the GCF of 68979 and 68983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 68979 and 68983. After we will calculate the factors of 68979 and 68983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 68979

Prime factors of 68979 are 3, 22993. Prime factorization of 68979 in exponential form is:

68979 = 3¹ × 22993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68983

Prime factors of 68983 are 101, 683. Prime factorization of 68983 in exponential form is:

68983 = 101¹ × 683¹

Step-3: Factors of 68979

List of positive integer factors of 68979 that divides 68979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 22993

Step-4: Factors of 68983

List of positive integer factors of 68983 that divides 68979 without a remainder.

1, 101, 683

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 68979 and 68983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 68979 and 68983 is 1.

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