What is the Greatest Common Factor of 627 and 646?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 627 and 646 is 19.

GCF(627,646) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 627 and 646, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 627 and 646.

How to find the GCF of 627 and 646?

We will first find the prime factorization of 627 and 646. After we will calculate the factors of 627 and 646 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 627

Prime factors of 627 are 3, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 627 in exponential form is:

627 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 646

Prime factors of 646 are 2, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 646 in exponential form is:

646 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 627

List of positive integer factors of 627 that divides 627 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 19, 33, 57, 209

Step-4: Factors of 646

List of positive integer factors of 646 that divides 627 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 19, 34, 38, 323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 627 and 646. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 627 and 646 is 19.

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