What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20698 and 20704?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20698 and 20704 is 2.

GCF(20698,20704) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20698 and 20704, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20698 and 20704.

How to find the GCF of 20698 and 20704?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20698 and 20704. After we will calculate the factors of 20698 and 20704 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20698

Prime factors of 20698 are 2, 79, 131. Prime factorization of 20698 in exponential form is:

20698 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20704

Prime factors of 20704 are 2, 647. Prime factorization of 20704 in exponential form is:

20704 = 2⁵ × 647¹

Step-3: Factors of 20698

List of positive integer factors of 20698 that divides 20698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 131, 158, 262, 10349

Step-4: Factors of 20704

List of positive integer factors of 20704 that divides 20698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 647, 1294, 2588, 5176, 10352

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20698 and 20704. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20698 and 20704 is 2.

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