What is the Greatest Common Factor of 612 and 622?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 612 and 622 is 2.

GCF(612,622) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 612 and 622, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 612 and 622.

How to find the GCF of 612 and 622?

We will first find the prime factorization of 612 and 622. After we will calculate the factors of 612 and 622 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 612

Prime factors of 612 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 612 in exponential form is:

612 = 2² × 3² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 622

Prime factors of 622 are 2, 311. Prime factorization of 622 in exponential form is:

622 = 2¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 612

List of positive integer factors of 612 that divides 612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 34, 36, 51, 68, 102, 153, 204, 306

Step-4: Factors of 622

List of positive integer factors of 622 that divides 612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 612 and 622. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 612 and 622 is 2.

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