What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63642 and 63658?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63642 and 63658 is 2.

GCF(63642,63658) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63642 and 63658, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63642 and 63658.

How to find the GCF of 63642 and 63658?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63642 and 63658. After we will calculate the factors of 63642 and 63658 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63642

Prime factors of 63642 are 2, 3, 10607. Prime factorization of 63642 in exponential form is:

63642 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63658

Prime factors of 63658 are 2, 7, 4547. Prime factorization of 63658 in exponential form is:

63658 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4547¹

Step-3: Factors of 63642

List of positive integer factors of 63642 that divides 63642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10607, 21214, 31821

Step-4: Factors of 63658

List of positive integer factors of 63658 that divides 63642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4547, 9094, 31829

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63642 and 63658. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63642 and 63658 is 2.

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