What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1609 and 1624?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1609 and 1624 is 1.

GCF(1609,1624) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1609 and 1624, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1609 and 1624.

How to find the GCF of 1609 and 1624?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1609 and 1624. After we will calculate the factors of 1609 and 1624 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1609

Prime factors of 1609 are 1609. Prime factorization of 1609 in exponential form is:

1609 = 1609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1624

Prime factors of 1624 are 2, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 1624 in exponential form is:

1624 = 2³ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 1609

List of positive integer factors of 1609 that divides 1609 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1624

List of positive integer factors of 1624 that divides 1609 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 29, 56, 58, 116, 203, 232, 406, 812

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1609 and 1624. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1609 and 1624 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1609 and 1624