What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66588 and 66604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66588 and 66604 is 4.

GCF(66588,66604) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66588 and 66604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66588 and 66604.

How to find the GCF of 66588 and 66604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66588 and 66604. After we will calculate the factors of 66588 and 66604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66588

Prime factors of 66588 are 2, 3, 31, 179. Prime factorization of 66588 in exponential form is:

66588 = 2² × 3¹ × 31¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66604

Prime factors of 66604 are 2, 16651. Prime factorization of 66604 in exponential form is:

66604 = 2² × 16651¹

Step-3: Factors of 66588

List of positive integer factors of 66588 that divides 66588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 31, 62, 93, 124, 179, 186, 358, 372, 537, 716, 1074, 2148, 5549, 11098, 16647, 22196, 33294

Step-4: Factors of 66604

List of positive integer factors of 66604 that divides 66588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16651, 33302

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66588 and 66604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66588 and 66604 is 4.

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