What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20622 and 20637?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20622 and 20637 is 3.

GCF(20622,20637) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20622 and 20637, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20622 and 20637.

How to find the GCF of 20622 and 20637?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20622 and 20637. After we will calculate the factors of 20622 and 20637 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20622

Prime factors of 20622 are 2, 3, 7, 491. Prime factorization of 20622 in exponential form is:

20622 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20637

Prime factors of 20637 are 3, 2293. Prime factorization of 20637 in exponential form is:

20637 = 3² × 2293¹

Step-3: Factors of 20622

List of positive integer factors of 20622 that divides 20622 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 491, 982, 1473, 2946, 3437, 6874, 10311

Step-4: Factors of 20637

List of positive integer factors of 20637 that divides 20622 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 2293, 6879

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20622 and 20637. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20622 and 20637 is 3.

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