What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1630 and 1642?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1630 and 1642 is 2.

GCF(1630,1642) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1630 and 1642, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1630 and 1642.

How to find the GCF of 1630 and 1642?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1630 and 1642. After we will calculate the factors of 1630 and 1642 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1642

Prime factors of 1642 are 2, 821. Prime factorization of 1642 in exponential form is:

1642 = 2¹ × 821¹

Step-3: Factors of 1630

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1642

List of positive integer factors of 1642 that divides 1630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 821

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1630 and 1642. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1630 and 1642 is 2.

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