What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1632 and 1637?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1632 and 1637 is 1.

GCF(1632,1637) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1632 and 1637, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1632 and 1637.

How to find the GCF of 1632 and 1637?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1632 and 1637. After we will calculate the factors of 1632 and 1637 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1632

Prime factors of 1632 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 1632 in exponential form is:

1632 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1637

Prime factors of 1637 are 1637. Prime factorization of 1637 in exponential form is:

1637 = 1637¹

Step-3: Factors of 1632

List of positive integer factors of 1632 that divides 1632 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 17, 24, 32, 34, 48, 51, 68, 96, 102, 136, 204, 272, 408, 544, 816

Step-4: Factors of 1637

List of positive integer factors of 1637 that divides 1632 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1632 and 1637. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1632 and 1637 is 1.

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