What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32658 and 32673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32658 and 32673 is 3.

GCF(32658,32673) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32658 and 32673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32658 and 32673.

How to find the GCF of 32658 and 32673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32658 and 32673. After we will calculate the factors of 32658 and 32673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32658

Prime factors of 32658 are 2, 3, 5443. Prime factorization of 32658 in exponential form is:

32658 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32673

Prime factors of 32673 are 3, 10891. Prime factorization of 32673 in exponential form is:

32673 = 3¹ × 10891¹

Step-3: Factors of 32658

List of positive integer factors of 32658 that divides 32658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5443, 10886, 16329

Step-4: Factors of 32673

List of positive integer factors of 32673 that divides 32658 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10891

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32658 and 32673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32658 and 32673 is 3.

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