What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70968 and 70985?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70968 and 70985 is 1.

GCF(70968,70985) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70968 and 70985, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70968 and 70985.

How to find the GCF of 70968 and 70985?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70968 and 70985. After we will calculate the factors of 70968 and 70985 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70968

Prime factors of 70968 are 2, 3, 2957. Prime factorization of 70968 in exponential form is:

70968 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70985

Prime factors of 70985 are 5, 14197. Prime factorization of 70985 in exponential form is:

70985 = 5¹ × 14197¹

Step-3: Factors of 70968

List of positive integer factors of 70968 that divides 70968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2957, 5914, 8871, 11828, 17742, 23656, 35484

Step-4: Factors of 70985

List of positive integer factors of 70985 that divides 70968 without a remainder.

1, 5, 14197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70968 and 70985. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70968 and 70985 is 1.

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