What is the Greatest Common Factor of 612 and 632?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 612 and 632 is 4.

GCF(612,632) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 612 and 632, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 612 and 632.

How to find the GCF of 612 and 632?

We will first find the prime factorization of 612 and 632. After we will calculate the factors of 612 and 632 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 612

Prime factors of 612 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 612 in exponential form is:

612 = 2² × 3² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 632

Prime factors of 632 are 2, 79. Prime factorization of 632 in exponential form is:

632 = 2³ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 612

List of positive integer factors of 612 that divides 612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 34, 36, 51, 68, 102, 153, 204, 306

Step-4: Factors of 632

List of positive integer factors of 632 that divides 612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 79, 158, 316

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 612 and 632. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 612 and 632 is 4.

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