What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20688 and 20692?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20688 and 20692 is 4.

GCF(20688,20692) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20688 and 20692, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20688 and 20692.

How to find the GCF of 20688 and 20692?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20688 and 20692. After we will calculate the factors of 20688 and 20692 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20688

Prime factors of 20688 are 2, 3, 431. Prime factorization of 20688 in exponential form is:

20688 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20692

Prime factors of 20692 are 2, 7, 739. Prime factorization of 20692 in exponential form is:

20692 = 2² × 7¹ × 739¹

Step-3: Factors of 20688

List of positive integer factors of 20688 that divides 20688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 431, 862, 1293, 1724, 2586, 3448, 5172, 6896, 10344

Step-4: Factors of 20692

List of positive integer factors of 20692 that divides 20688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 739, 1478, 2956, 5173, 10346

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20688 and 20692. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20688 and 20692 is 4.

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