What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1602 and 1614?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1602 and 1614 is 6.

GCF(1602,1614) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1602 and 1614, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1602 and 1614.

How to find the GCF of 1602 and 1614?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1602 and 1614. After we will calculate the factors of 1602 and 1614 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1602

Prime factors of 1602 are 2, 3, 89. Prime factorization of 1602 in exponential form is:

1602 = 2¹ × 3² × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1614

Prime factors of 1614 are 2, 3, 269. Prime factorization of 1614 in exponential form is:

1614 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 1602

List of positive integer factors of 1602 that divides 1602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 89, 178, 267, 534, 801

Step-4: Factors of 1614

List of positive integer factors of 1614 that divides 1602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 269, 538, 807

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1602 and 1614. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1602 and 1614 is 6.

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