What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63604 and 63608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63604 and 63608 is 4.

GCF(63604,63608) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63604 and 63608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63604 and 63608.

How to find the GCF of 63604 and 63608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63604 and 63608. After we will calculate the factors of 63604 and 63608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63604

Prime factors of 63604 are 2, 15901. Prime factorization of 63604 in exponential form is:

63604 = 2² × 15901¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63608

Prime factors of 63608 are 2, 7951. Prime factorization of 63608 in exponential form is:

63608 = 2³ × 7951¹

Step-3: Factors of 63604

List of positive integer factors of 63604 that divides 63604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 15901, 31802

Step-4: Factors of 63608

List of positive integer factors of 63608 that divides 63604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7951, 15902, 31804

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63604 and 63608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63604 and 63608 is 4.

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