What is the Greatest Common Factor of 634 and 652?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 634 and 652 is 2.

GCF(634,652) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 634 and 652, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 634 and 652.

How to find the GCF of 634 and 652?

We will first find the prime factorization of 634 and 652. After we will calculate the factors of 634 and 652 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 634

Prime factors of 634 are 2, 317. Prime factorization of 634 in exponential form is:

634 = 2¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 652

Prime factors of 652 are 2, 163. Prime factorization of 652 in exponential form is:

652 = 2² × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 634

List of positive integer factors of 634 that divides 634 without a remainder.

1, 2, 317

Step-4: Factors of 652

List of positive integer factors of 652 that divides 634 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 163, 326

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 634 and 652. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 634 and 652 is 2.

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