What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20616 and 20631?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20616 and 20631 is 3.

GCF(20616,20631) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20616 and 20631, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20616 and 20631.

How to find the GCF of 20616 and 20631?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20616 and 20631. After we will calculate the factors of 20616 and 20631 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20616

Prime factors of 20616 are 2, 3, 859. Prime factorization of 20616 in exponential form is:

20616 = 2³ × 3¹ × 859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20631

Prime factors of 20631 are 3, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 20631 in exponential form is:

20631 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 23²

Step-3: Factors of 20616

List of positive integer factors of 20616 that divides 20616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 859, 1718, 2577, 3436, 5154, 6872, 10308

Step-4: Factors of 20631

List of positive integer factors of 20631 that divides 20616 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 23, 39, 69, 299, 529, 897, 1587, 6877

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20616 and 20631. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20616 and 20631 is 3.

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