What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32620 and 32638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32620 and 32638 is 2.

GCF(32620,32638) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32620 and 32638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32620 and 32638.

How to find the GCF of 32620 and 32638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32620 and 32638. After we will calculate the factors of 32620 and 32638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32620

Prime factors of 32620 are 2, 5, 7, 233. Prime factorization of 32620 in exponential form is:

32620 = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32638

Prime factors of 32638 are 2, 16319. Prime factorization of 32638 in exponential form is:

32638 = 2¹ × 16319¹

Step-3: Factors of 32620

List of positive integer factors of 32620 that divides 32620 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 70, 140, 233, 466, 932, 1165, 1631, 2330, 3262, 4660, 6524, 8155, 16310

Step-4: Factors of 32638

List of positive integer factors of 32638 that divides 32620 without a remainder.

1, 2, 16319

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32620 and 32638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32620 and 32638 is 2.

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