What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65628 and 65638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65628 and 65638 is 2.

GCF(65628,65638) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65628 and 65638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65628 and 65638.

How to find the GCF of 65628 and 65638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65628 and 65638. After we will calculate the factors of 65628 and 65638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65628

Prime factors of 65628 are 2, 3, 1823. Prime factorization of 65628 in exponential form is:

65628 = 2² × 3² × 1823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65638

Prime factors of 65638 are 2, 37, 887. Prime factorization of 65638 in exponential form is:

65638 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 887¹

Step-3: Factors of 65628

List of positive integer factors of 65628 that divides 65628 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1823, 3646, 5469, 7292, 10938, 16407, 21876, 32814

Step-4: Factors of 65638

List of positive integer factors of 65638 that divides 65628 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 887, 1774, 32819

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65628 and 65638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65628 and 65638 is 2.

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