What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60656 and 60673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60656 and 60673 is 17.

GCF(60656,60673) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60656 and 60673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60656 and 60673.

How to find the GCF of 60656 and 60673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60656 and 60673. After we will calculate the factors of 60656 and 60673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60656

Prime factors of 60656 are 2, 17, 223. Prime factorization of 60656 in exponential form is:

60656 = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60673

Prime factors of 60673 are 17, 43, 83. Prime factorization of 60673 in exponential form is:

60673 = 17¹ × 43¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 60656

List of positive integer factors of 60656 that divides 60656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, 223, 272, 446, 892, 1784, 3568, 3791, 7582, 15164, 30328

Step-4: Factors of 60673

List of positive integer factors of 60673 that divides 60656 without a remainder.

1, 17, 43, 83, 731, 1411, 3569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60656 and 60673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60656 and 60673 is 17.

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