What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20630 and 20638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20630 and 20638 is 2.

GCF(20630,20638) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20630 and 20638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20630 and 20638.

How to find the GCF of 20630 and 20638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20630 and 20638. After we will calculate the factors of 20630 and 20638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20630

Prime factors of 20630 are 2, 5, 2063. Prime factorization of 20630 in exponential form is:

20630 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2063¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20638

Prime factors of 20638 are 2, 17, 607. Prime factorization of 20638 in exponential form is:

20638 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 607¹

Step-3: Factors of 20630

List of positive integer factors of 20630 that divides 20630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2063, 4126, 10315

Step-4: Factors of 20638

List of positive integer factors of 20638 that divides 20630 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 607, 1214, 10319

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20630 and 20638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20630 and 20638 is 2.

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