What is the Greatest Common Factor of 623 and 637?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 623 and 637 is 7.

GCF(623,637) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 623 and 637, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 623 and 637.

How to find the GCF of 623 and 637?

We will first find the prime factorization of 623 and 637. After we will calculate the factors of 623 and 637 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 623

Prime factors of 623 are 7, 89. Prime factorization of 623 in exponential form is:

623 = 7¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 637

Prime factors of 637 are 7, 13. Prime factorization of 637 in exponential form is:

637 = 7² × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 623

List of positive integer factors of 623 that divides 623 without a remainder.

1, 7, 89

Step-4: Factors of 637

List of positive integer factors of 637 that divides 623 without a remainder.

1, 7, 13, 49, 91

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 623 and 637. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 623 and 637 is 7.

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