What is the Greatest Common Factor of 658 and 668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 658 and 668 is 2.

GCF(658,668) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 658 and 668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 658 and 668.

How to find the GCF of 658 and 668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 658 and 668. After we will calculate the factors of 658 and 668 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 668

Prime factors of 668 are 2, 167. Prime factorization of 668 in exponential form is:

668 = 2² × 167¹

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 668

List of positive integer factors of 668 that divides 658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 167, 334

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 658 and 668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 658 and 668 is 2.

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