What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10642 and 10657?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10642 and 10657 is 1.

GCF(10642,10657) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10642 and 10657, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10642 and 10657.

How to find the GCF of 10642 and 10657?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10642 and 10657. After we will calculate the factors of 10642 and 10657 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10642

Prime factors of 10642 are 2, 17, 313. Prime factorization of 10642 in exponential form is:

10642 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 313¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10657

Prime factors of 10657 are 10657. Prime factorization of 10657 in exponential form is:

10657 = 10657¹

Step-3: Factors of 10642

List of positive integer factors of 10642 that divides 10642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 313, 626, 5321

Step-4: Factors of 10657

List of positive integer factors of 10657 that divides 10642 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10642 and 10657. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10642 and 10657 is 1.

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