What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34636 and 34656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34636 and 34656 is 4.

GCF(34636,34656) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34636 and 34656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34636 and 34656.

How to find the GCF of 34636 and 34656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34636 and 34656. After we will calculate the factors of 34636 and 34656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34636

Prime factors of 34636 are 2, 7, 1237. Prime factorization of 34636 in exponential form is:

34636 = 2² × 7¹ × 1237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34656

Prime factors of 34656 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 34656 in exponential form is:

34656 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 19²

Step-3: Factors of 34636

List of positive integer factors of 34636 that divides 34636 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1237, 2474, 4948, 8659, 17318

Step-4: Factors of 34656

List of positive integer factors of 34656 that divides 34636 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 19, 24, 32, 38, 48, 57, 76, 96, 114, 152, 228, 304, 361, 456, 608, 722, 912, 1083, 1444, 1824, 2166, 2888, 4332, 5776, 8664, 11552, 17328

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34636 and 34656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34636 and 34656 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 34636 and 34656