What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25629 and 25638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 25629 and 25638 is 3.

GCF(25629,25638) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 25629 and 25638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 25629 and 25638.

How to find the GCF of 25629 and 25638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 25629 and 25638. After we will calculate the factors of 25629 and 25638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 25629

Prime factors of 25629 are 3, 8543. Prime factorization of 25629 in exponential form is:

25629 = 3¹ × 8543¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 25638

Prime factors of 25638 are 2, 3, 4273. Prime factorization of 25638 in exponential form is:

25638 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4273¹

Step-3: Factors of 25629

List of positive integer factors of 25629 that divides 25629 without a remainder.

1, 3, 8543

Step-4: Factors of 25638

List of positive integer factors of 25638 that divides 25629 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4273, 8546, 12819

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 25629 and 25638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 25629 and 25638 is 3.

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