What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20654 and 20658?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20654 and 20658 is 2.

GCF(20654,20658) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20654 and 20658, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20654 and 20658.

How to find the GCF of 20654 and 20658?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20654 and 20658. After we will calculate the factors of 20654 and 20658 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20654

Prime factors of 20654 are 2, 23, 449. Prime factorization of 20654 in exponential form is:

20654 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20658

Prime factors of 20658 are 2, 3, 11, 313. Prime factorization of 20658 in exponential form is:

20658 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 20654

List of positive integer factors of 20654 that divides 20654 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 449, 898, 10327

Step-4: Factors of 20658

List of positive integer factors of 20658 that divides 20654 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 313, 626, 939, 1878, 3443, 6886, 10329

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20654 and 20658. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20654 and 20658 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 20654 and 20658