What is the Greatest Common Factor of 658 and 664?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 658 and 664 is 2.

GCF(658,664) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 658 and 664, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 658 and 664.

How to find the GCF of 658 and 664?

We will first find the prime factorization of 658 and 664. After we will calculate the factors of 658 and 664 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 658

Prime factors of 658 are 2, 7, 47. Prime factorization of 658 in exponential form is:

658 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 664

Prime factors of 664 are 2, 83. Prime factorization of 664 in exponential form is:

664 = 2³ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 658

List of positive integer factors of 658 that divides 658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 47, 94, 329

Step-4: Factors of 664

List of positive integer factors of 664 that divides 658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 83, 166, 332

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 658 and 664. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 658 and 664 is 2.

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