Greatest Common Factor of 68 and 236
GCF(68, 236) = 4, Greatest common factor of 68 and 236 is 4. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 68 and 236. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 68 and 236 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 68 and 236.
Prime Factorization of 68 is 1, 2, 2, 17 and Prime Factorization of 236 is 1, 2, 2, 59.
- Factorize\( (68) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 17\)
- Factorize\( (236) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 59\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(68, 236) = 1\times 2\times 2 = 4\).
Greatest Common Factor of 68 and 236 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 68 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68
List of positive integers factors of 236 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 59, 118, 236
As you can see, 4 is the greatest and common number that 68 and 236 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 68 and 236 is 4.
\(GCF(68, 236) = 4\).
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