What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64966 and 64980?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64966 and 64980 is 2.

GCF(64966,64980) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64966 and 64980, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64966 and 64980.

How to find the GCF of 64966 and 64980?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64966 and 64980. After we will calculate the factors of 64966 and 64980 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64966

Prime factors of 64966 are 2, 11, 2953. Prime factorization of 64966 in exponential form is:

64966 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64980

Prime factors of 64980 are 2, 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 64980 in exponential form is:

64980 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 19²

Step-3: Factors of 64966

List of positive integer factors of 64966 that divides 64966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2953, 5906, 32483

Step-4: Factors of 64980

List of positive integer factors of 64980 that divides 64966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 19, 20, 30, 36, 38, 45, 57, 60, 76, 90, 95, 114, 171, 180, 190, 228, 285, 342, 361, 380, 570, 684, 722, 855, 1083, 1140, 1444, 1710, 1805, 2166, 3249, 3420, 3610, 4332, 5415, 6498, 7220, 10830, 12996, 16245, 21660, 32490

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64966 and 64980. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64966 and 64980 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 64966 and 64980