Greatest Common Factor of 646 and 652

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 646, 652 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 646 and 652 is 2.

GCF(646,652) = 2

GCF of 646 and 652

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 646 and 652

GCF of 646 and 652 is 2

Prime Factorization of 646


2 646
17 323
19 19
1

Prime factors of 646 are 2,17,19. Prime factorization of 646 in exponential form is:

646 = 21×171×191

Prime Factorization of 652


2 652
2 326
163 163
1

Prime factors of 652 are 2,163. Prime factorization of 652 in exponential form is:

652 = 22×1631

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 646 and 652 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 646 and 652 by matching factors method

Factors of 646

List of positive integer factors of 646 that divides 646 without a remainder.

1,2,17,19,34,38,323,646

Factors of 652

List of positive integer factors of 652 that divides 652 without a remainder.

1,2,4,163,326,652

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 646 and 652. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 646 and 652 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 646 and 652

Properties of GCF 646 and 652

(i) The GCF of 646 and 652 is associative

GCF of 646 and 652 = GCF of 652 and 646

Related Greatest Common Factor of 646

Related Greatest Common Factor of 652

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 646 and 652

1. What is the GCF of 646 and 652?

Answer: GCF of 646 and 652 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 646?

Answer: Factors of 646 are 1, 2, 17, 19, 34, 38, 323, 646. There are 8 integers that are factors of 646. The greatest factor of 646 is 646.

3. What are the Factors of 652?

Answer: Factors of 652 are 1, 2, 4, 163, 326, 652. There are 6 integers that are factors of 652. The greatest factor of 652 is 652.

4. How to Find the GCF of 646 and 652?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 646 and 652 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 646

646 = 2 x 17 x 19

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 652

652 = 2 x 2 x 163

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 646 and 652 is 2