What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1620 and 1630?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1620 and 1630 is 10.

GCF(1620,1630) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1620 and 1630, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1620 and 1630.

How to find the GCF of 1620 and 1630?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1620 and 1630. After we will calculate the factors of 1620 and 1630 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1620

Prime factors of 1620 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 1620 in exponential form is:

1620 = 2² × 3⁴ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1630

Prime factors of 1630 are 2, 5, 163. Prime factorization of 1630 in exponential form is:

1630 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 1620

List of positive integer factors of 1620 that divides 1620 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 27, 30, 36, 45, 54, 60, 81, 90, 108, 135, 162, 180, 270, 324, 405, 540, 810

Step-4: Factors of 1630

List of positive integer factors of 1630 that divides 1620 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 163, 326, 815

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1620 and 1630. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1620 and 1630 is 10.

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