What is the Greatest Common Factor of 69708 and 69724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 69708 and 69724 is 4.

GCF(69708,69724) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 69708 and 69724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 69708 and 69724.

How to find the GCF of 69708 and 69724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 69708 and 69724. After we will calculate the factors of 69708 and 69724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 69708

Prime factors of 69708 are 2, 3, 37, 157. Prime factorization of 69708 in exponential form is:

69708 = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 69724

Prime factors of 69724 are 2, 17431. Prime factorization of 69724 in exponential form is:

69724 = 2² × 17431¹

Step-3: Factors of 69708

List of positive integer factors of 69708 that divides 69708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 37, 74, 111, 148, 157, 222, 314, 444, 471, 628, 942, 1884, 5809, 11618, 17427, 23236, 34854

Step-4: Factors of 69724

List of positive integer factors of 69724 that divides 69708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17431, 34862

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 69708 and 69724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 69708 and 69724 is 4.

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