What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20656 and 20663?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20656 and 20663 is 1.

GCF(20656,20663) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20656 and 20663, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20656 and 20663.

How to find the GCF of 20656 and 20663?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20656 and 20663. After we will calculate the factors of 20656 and 20663 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20656

Prime factors of 20656 are 2, 1291. Prime factorization of 20656 in exponential form is:

20656 = 2⁴ × 1291¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20663

Prime factors of 20663 are 20663. Prime factorization of 20663 in exponential form is:

20663 = 20663¹

Step-3: Factors of 20656

List of positive integer factors of 20656 that divides 20656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1291, 2582, 5164, 10328

Step-4: Factors of 20663

List of positive integer factors of 20663 that divides 20656 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20656 and 20663. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20656 and 20663 is 1.

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