Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 630 and 1630
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The instructions to find the GCF of 630 and 1630 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 630 | 2 |
| 315 | 3 |
| 105 | 3 |
| 35 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 1 |
| 1630 | 2 |
| 815 | 5 |
| 163 | 163 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 630 | = | 2 . 32 . 5 . 7 |
| Prime factors of 1630 | = | 2 . 5 . 163 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 2 , 5
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 21, 51
4. Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF
Remember, to find the GCF of several numbers you must multiply the common prime factors with the lowest exponent.
GCF = 21. 51 = 10
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