What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1616 and 1628?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1616 and 1628 is 4.

GCF(1616,1628) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1616 and 1628, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1616 and 1628.

How to find the GCF of 1616 and 1628?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1616 and 1628. After we will calculate the factors of 1616 and 1628 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1616

Prime factors of 1616 are 2, 101. Prime factorization of 1616 in exponential form is:

1616 = 2⁴ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1628

Prime factors of 1628 are 2, 11, 37. Prime factorization of 1628 in exponential form is:

1628 = 2² × 11¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 1616

List of positive integer factors of 1616 that divides 1616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 101, 202, 404, 808

Step-4: Factors of 1628

List of positive integer factors of 1628 that divides 1616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 37, 44, 74, 148, 407, 814

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1616 and 1628. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1616 and 1628 is 4.

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