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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 609 and 618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 609 and 618 is 3.

GCF(609,618) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 609 and 618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 609 and 618.

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How to find the GCF of 609 and 618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 609 and 618. After we will calculate the factors of 609 and 618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 609

Prime factors of 609 are 3, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 609 in exponential form is:

609 = 31 × 71 × 291

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 618

Prime factors of 618 are 2, 3, 103. Prime factorization of 618 in exponential form is:

618 = 21 × 31 × 1031

Step-3: Factors of 609

List of positive integer factors of 609 that divides 609 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 29, 87, 203

Step-4: Factors of 618

List of positive integer factors of 618 that divides 609 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 103, 206, 309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 609 and 618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 609 and 618 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 609 and 618