What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1644 and 1660?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1644 and 1660 is 4.

GCF(1644,1660) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1644 and 1660, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1644 and 1660.

How to find the GCF of 1644 and 1660?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1644 and 1660. After we will calculate the factors of 1644 and 1660 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1644

Prime factors of 1644 are 2, 3, 137. Prime factorization of 1644 in exponential form is:

1644 = 2² × 3¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1660

Prime factors of 1660 are 2, 5, 83. Prime factorization of 1660 in exponential form is:

1660 = 2² × 5¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 1644

List of positive integer factors of 1644 that divides 1644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 137, 274, 411, 548, 822

Step-4: Factors of 1660

List of positive integer factors of 1660 that divides 1644 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 83, 166, 332, 415, 830

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1644 and 1660. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1644 and 1660 is 4.

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