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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 642 and 647?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 642 and 647 is 1.

GCF(642,647) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 642 and 647, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 642 and 647.

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How to find the GCF of 642 and 647?

We will first find the prime factorization of 642 and 647. After we will calculate the factors of 642 and 647 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 642

Prime factors of 642 are 2, 3, 107. Prime factorization of 642 in exponential form is:

642 = 21 × 31 × 1071

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 647

Prime factors of 647 are 647. Prime factorization of 647 in exponential form is:

647 = 6471

Step-3: Factors of 642

List of positive integer factors of 642 that divides 642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 107, 214, 321

Step-4: Factors of 647

List of positive integer factors of 647 that divides 642 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 642 and 647. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 642 and 647 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 642 and 647