What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10659 and 10676?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10659 and 10676 is 17.

GCF(10659,10676) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10659 and 10676, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10659 and 10676.

How to find the GCF of 10659 and 10676?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10659 and 10676. After we will calculate the factors of 10659 and 10676 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10659

Prime factors of 10659 are 3, 11, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 10659 in exponential form is:

10659 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10676

Prime factors of 10676 are 2, 17, 157. Prime factorization of 10676 in exponential form is:

10676 = 2² × 17¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 10659

List of positive integer factors of 10659 that divides 10659 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 17, 19, 33, 51, 57, 187, 209, 323, 561, 627, 969, 3553

Step-4: Factors of 10676

List of positive integer factors of 10676 that divides 10659 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 157, 314, 628, 2669, 5338

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10659 and 10676. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10659 and 10676 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 10659 and 10676