What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64642 and 64646?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64642 and 64646 is 2.

GCF(64642,64646) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64642 and 64646, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64642 and 64646.

How to find the GCF of 64642 and 64646?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64642 and 64646. After we will calculate the factors of 64642 and 64646 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64642

Prime factors of 64642 are 2, 32321. Prime factorization of 64642 in exponential form is:

64642 = 2¹ × 32321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64646

Prime factors of 64646 are 2, 32323. Prime factorization of 64646 in exponential form is:

64646 = 2¹ × 32323¹

Step-3: Factors of 64642

List of positive integer factors of 64642 that divides 64642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 32321

Step-4: Factors of 64646

List of positive integer factors of 64646 that divides 64642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 32323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64642 and 64646. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64642 and 64646 is 2.

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